TORONTO (Oct 24, 2012) – The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) is urging the provincial government to respond to the report of the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario by immediately engaging with people on social assistance.…
Star editorial today – Oct 19 – says cutting CSUMB for the poorest in Ontario sends a miserable message
An update from me (to people in the legal clinic system) on how various municipalities are responding to the cuts
The cut leaves a $21 million hole in the City of Toronto’s budget – St. Stephens’ event, the OCAP rally, and more – Oct 18
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Carol Goar on the importance of Community Start-Up and efforts to save it
NOW article says to watch for sleight-of-hand (Ed: see quote from yours truly)
Sault Ste. Marie’s mayor says the pain of the cuts will dwarf any savings
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As has been the case every year for the last three years, the provincial government is applying a 1% increase to social assistance rates starting in November / December 2012. And, as we do every…
The Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario will issue its final report and recommendations next week. How will we tell if the report passes the test? How will we know if the recommendations…
How to mark October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Community Start-Up Cuts Across the Province
Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network releases plan showing how city could cover CSUMB / HRB and Discretionary Benefits cuts for the foreseeable future
Cheri diNovo, the NDP poverty critic, asks question in the Legislature
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A great article outlining the impacts and implications of the CSUMB cuts in Niagara Region
Excellent editorial on CSUMB in Niagara This Week
A play-by-play of Hamilton’s council meeting to discuss CSUMB cuts
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ISAC and ACTO want you to Take a Call-in Coffee Break Friday Sept 28 to save the CSUMB
Losing Community Start Up will mean more homeless Torontonians
District of Nipissing will lose $700,000 when CSUMB is cut
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On Friday, Sept. 28th take 5 minutes to tell your MPP to reverse the cuts to housing benefits for people on OW and ODSP! Every month, thousands of people in Ontario need the Community Start-up and…
Top Story: Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit Cut
Loss of CSUMB a “horror show”
The cuts will mean people will die on the streets, activists say
Kingston Council struggles with the news of the cut
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Ken Georgetti of the CLC on the union advantage
CUPE’s Labour Day message
The OFL’s Sid Ryan on depressed wages
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More on Inequality in Ontario – “Falling Behind”
Star editorial
Sid Ryan on Global TV about the “Falling Behind” report on inequality in Ontario – and what government should do about it
Worsening inequality can be seen on the streets of Hamilton
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