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Stepping up for Ontarians: Staying the course on poverty reduction commitments
Submission to Standing Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs
The world looks very different in 2010 than it did when the government made its poverty reduction commitment in 2008.Ontario has been hit harder than most provinces by the global recession. Hundreds of thousands of contributing members of our province have lost their jobs and haven’t even had an Employment Insurance (EI) system to fall back on.
Many Ontarians are silently hurting. For some, the recession meant joining the growing ranks of poor people in this province. Others were forced to take lower paying jobs. Still others struggled with the …
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Submission to the Ontario Government on Bill 218
SUBMISSION TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS REGARDING BILL 218, AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT 2009 BUDGET MEASURES AND TO ENACT, AMEND OR REPEAL VARIOUS ACTS
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Stand Up Against the Backlash from the Auditor General’s Report
Whether he meant to or not, the auditor general’s December 7th analysis of OW/ODSP let a dysfunctional social assistance system off the hook, instead laying blame with the people who have nowhere else to turn for basic support.
The ensuing debate risks losing sight of the simple fact that when it comes to social assistance, it’s not the people who are the problem. Instead it’s the 800+ rules that trap people in poverty and powerlessness, fail to provide social and community supports and education and training tools to enable opportunity, and leave people so short of income that living a healthy, dignified life is impossible.
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Making Good on the Promise: Evaluating Year One of Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy
A year ago, as Canada plunged into one of the sharpest recessions since the Great Depression, the Ontario government assumed long-awaited leadership to tackle poverty.
On December 4, 2008, it promsied to enact a plan to reduce child and family poverty by 25 per cent by 2013.
Making good on that promise would lift more than 90,000 Ontario children and their families out of poverty within five years.
This is the first in a series of annual reports from 25 in 5 that tracks the Ontario government’s progress on their Poverty Reduction commitment.
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Coalition warns poverty reduction at risk
An anniversary report released today by 25 in 5 that tracks Ontario’s progress shows the province’s poverty reduction strategy has taken significant steps in the first year, but the next steps cannot come soon enough to support struggling Ontarians and help with the province’s economic recovery.
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Countdown: Two Weeks to Dec. 4 Poverty Reduction Anniversary
This edition of the weekly 25 in 5 eBulletin covers the Housing Network of Ontario’s Communities Speak report, New Brunswick’s bold plan for Social Assistance reform and actions you can take on poverty reduction approaching the one year anniversary of the Ontario government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.
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Ontarians Seek Bold Action on Affordable Housing: Report
Consultations with 40 communities reveal Ontarians expect their provincial government to resolve Ontario’s housing crisis with a bold action plan, says a report released today by the Housing Network of Ontario.
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- $45M dental-care boost protects poorest children
October 1, 2010Ontario is expanding free dental services for poor children to include preventative care such as check-ups, cleanings, X-rays and fillings, the Star has learned.
Health Minister Deb Matthews will announce Friday that the “healthy smiles” program — costing taxpayers $45 million annually — is designed to help 130,000 kids aged 17 and under.
- Big bang for full-day learning buck
August 30, 2010Ontario is missing out on a significant economic payoff by offering a scaled-down version of full-day learning this fall, says a report being released Monday. A new economic analysis of the initiative outlined by the premier’s early learning adviser last spring shows an immediate return of $2.02 for every dollar invested in operations and $1.47 for every dollar spent on new classrooms, says the report, obtained by the Star.
- Funding shortages for home services are staggering
August 27, 2010ARCH Disability Law Centre, dedicated to advancing the rights of people with disabilities, says its campaign was prompted by “an alarming and growing trend of adults with intellectual disabilities being unable to afford vital supports that would facilitate their development, independence and participation in the community. “This crisis is growing and we need your help,” ARCH says.
- Radical change for Ont. mental health urged
August 26, 2010A new report says a “radical transformation” of mental health and addiction care is needed in Ontario if people are to receive the help they need.
- Windsor area food bank use spikes, paycheques shrink, report finds
August 24, 2010One in 10 Windsor-Essex families live in poverty, causing a huge jump in demand at local food banks and lineups for social assistance, according to a new United Way report.
- 25 in 5 Supports Call for Income Security Review
- Message to Deb Matthews: Nutritional Supplement Must Address Needs
- Five Principles for a New Nutritional Supplement Program
- Premier McGuinty Responds to 25 in 5
- Open Letter to Premier McGuinty from the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction
- Budget throws Ontario’s poor in limbo
- Budget 2010 Must Link “Open Ontario” to Poverty Reduction
- Poverty reduction key to economic recovery
In this, the second annual report of the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction, we continue to track the progress of the Ontario government in meeting its poverty reduction commitments.
Poverty reduction is a commitment we make to each other, to ensuring that individuals and families across Ontario are able to recover from economic and social misfortunes. It is also a commitment that all parties in the legislature made to all Ontarians.
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