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Home / Media and Policy News / Media & Policy News: 22 January 2013

Media & Policy News: 22 January 2013

January 22, 2013

Top Stories

Toronto Star endorses Sandra Pupatello for Liberal leader:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1318084–sandra-pupatello-is-ontario-liberals-best-bet-as-leader-editorial

Sandra Pupatello vows to transform social assistance:
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/12/21/pupatello-vows-to-transform-ontario-social-assistance/

  • Here’s her social policy statements: http://sandraforleader.ca/the-plan-forward-ontarios-social-policy/

Kathleen Wynne wants to be the “social justice Premier”:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1315467–ontario-liberal-leadership-candidate-kathleen-wynne-i-want-to-be-the-social-justice-premier

  • Her social policy statements: http://www.kathleenwynne.ca/theway#care

Pledges on poverty reduction from Liberal leadership candidates:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1318137–ontario-liberals-front-runners-in-liberal-leadership-race-pledge-to-act-on-poverty

  • News release and info graphic: http://25in5.ca/liberal-candidates-pledge-action-against-poverty/

Where’s the public debate on reforming social assistance?:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/danyaal-raza/social-assistance_b_2511829.html

Community Start-Up

Andrea Horwath says the elimination of CSUMB (and other housing-related cuts) is “unacceptable”:
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013/01/21/housing-cut-unacceptable-says-horwath

SCAP continues the fight in Sudbury – and an info meeting is scheduled for Feb 5:
http://www.northernlife.ca/news/policeandCourt/2013/01/21-scap-court-date-sudbury.aspx

Letter to the Editor in London:
http://www.londoncommunitynews.com/opinion-story/1491670-london-needs-to-put-grandiose-plans-on-the-backburner-letter-/

Other Ontario Issues

Hudak’s plan for welfare leads “back to the Mike Harris days”:
http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2013/01/21/hudak-welfare-plan-leads-back-to-the-mike-harris-days 

Ontario announces creation of Accessibility Standards Advisory Council to “help remove barriers for people with disabilities”:
http://news.ontario.ca/mcss/en/2013/01/new-council-to-help-make-ontario-even-more-accessible.html 

Federal Issues

Refugees in Canada now have poorer access to health care than those in refugee camps:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1317272–refugees-in-canada-have-poorer-access-to-health-care-than-in-refugee-camps

Service Canada really wants to help a woman who was denied Employment Insurance under the new rules. But they can’t find her to give her their help. Even though she’s been protesting the decision every day right outside their office:
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/01/21/service-canada-cant-find-unemployed-woman-who-is-standing-outside-their-office-holding-a-sign/

International

“I don’t think it’s a good idea from the standpoint of the future of the American economy, to reduce the security that people expect in their old age,” says economist James Galbraith:
http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/economist_galbraith_on_why_public_welfare_programs_are_sustainable_20130118/

Food speculation drives prices up – people starve while bankers prosper:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/goldman-bankers-get-rich-betting-on-food-prices-as-millions-starve-8459207.html

Huge slowing in jobs growth – labour mismatches abound:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/world-jobs-growth-slowing-youths-suffering-the-most-report/article7617649/

Number of welfare recipients in Japan at an all time high – cutting benefits being considered to save government money:
http://japandailypress.com/welfare-recipients-at-a-record-high-in-japan-2121900 

Can we fight poverty by ending extreme wealth?:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/01/20/oxfam-poverty-income-inequality/

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