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Media & Policy News: 7 August 2012

August 7, 2012

Top Stories

Peterborough advocates urge keeping Community Start Up and other discretionary benefits after province cuts funding:
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2012/07/30/advocate-urges-city-council-to-maintain-discretionary-benefits-for-social-assistance-recipients-despite-provincial-funding-cut

New program in Windsor helps people on OW open their own businesses:
http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Welfare+recipients+become+creators/7034714/story.html

Federal panel to review how to increase access to jobs for people with disabilities:
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/story/2012/07/30/pol-finley-disabilities.html

  • The News Release: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?crtr.sj1D=&crtr.mnthndVl=8&mthd=advSrch&crtr.dpt1D=&nid=688019&crtr.lc1D=&crtr.tp1D=1&crtr.yrStrtVl=2012&crtr.kw=&crtr.dyStrtVl=30&crtr.aud1D=&crtr.mnthStrtVl=7&crtr.page=8&crtr.yrndVl=2012&crtr.dyndVl=3
  • More info on the Panel: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/consultations/panel/index.shtml
  • NOTE: The link above states that “An on-line consultation process will start in early September and we encourage you to participate.

Provincial child care modernization plan panned by critics:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Child+care+modernization+plan+panned+critics/7048518/story.html

Around the Province

Groups and organizations in Toronto rally around community-based solutions to gun violence in Toronto:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1237084–city-s-summer-of-violence-calls-for-community-based-solutions 

Across the Country

Maxine’s story: “Ultimately, our political choices are to blame for the large number of people who slip through the cracks.”
http://ahealthysociety.tumblr.com/post/28637558882/ahsx4

Living wage employers in Vancouver give hope:
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Living+wage+gives+boost+staff+struggling+make+living/6857663/story.html

But no relief in sight for young job seekers:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/jobs/for-young-job-seekers-no-relief-in-sight/article4464246/ 

Drought could be the new normal:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/scientists-warn-its-the-new-norm-after-worst-drought-in-800-years/article4448166/

Food crisis is a poverty crisis: David Olive
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1233123–food-crisis-is-a-poverty-crisis-david-olive

Conference Board report says mental illness will cost Canada about $20.7 billion this year:
http://www.thewhig.com/2012/07/19/mental-illness-to-cost-canadian-economy-207b-in-2012-report

First Call says BC’s Poverty Reduction strategies not working:
http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/BC-Politics/2012/08/01/First-Call-critiques-alleged-BC-poverty-strategy/

Federal

Looks like Harper’s going to spend $6 billion on drones. (note: that’s a heck of a lot of childcare spaces):
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Canadian+miltary+intends+spend+billion+armed+drones/7048045/story.html 

Speaking of which, here’s the choice many women are making:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/household-finances/the-daycare-tipping-point/article4465673/

Surprise! TFSAs disproportionately benefit older white rich men:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/07/31/tfsa-benefits-rich-men_n_1724285.html

Open letter to Immigration Minister Jason Kenny – from immigration lawyers:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/article4457058.ece

Protests against the Harper government:
http://rabble.ca/news/2012/07/growing-mobilization-against-harper-not-your-ordinary-revolution

Proving residency to get OAS:
http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/immigration/article/1233971–oas-benefits-denied-immigrants-told-to-produce-residency-proofs

International

UK Lib Dems pushing back on Cameron’s welfare cuts:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lib-dems-plot-revolt-over-tory-plans-for-more-welfare-cuts-7988042.html

Eurozone hits jobless record – 17.8 million people out of work:
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1234556–euro-zone-jobless-hits-record-17-8m-people

Job insecurity – the disease of the 21st century – is killing us:
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10199-job-insecurity-its-the-disease-of-the-21st-century-and-its-killing-us#.UBa0y9pcPXw.facebook

Tavis Smiley says poverty is the new slavery:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57476855/tavis-smiley-poverty-is-the-new-slavery/

Video discussion on Al Jazeera about rising poverty in America, and its implications for the November election:
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryus2012/2012/07/2012728112843747214.html

When it comes to Libor, it looks like it’s every bank for itself:
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/banks-in-libor-inquiry-are-said-to-be-trying-to-spread-blame/

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