David Hulchanski of the Cities Centre and Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, looks at the evolution of the set of social problems we now call homelessness and the efforts of governments and communities to address them.
- Ministers meet for pension crisis talks – thestar.com
December 16, 2009The recession has exposed the fragility of the pension situation. About two-thirds of workers in Canada lack a workplace pension program and 1.6 million Canadian seniors at the low end of the wealth scale are trying to eke out an existence on less than $15,000 a year.
- Job training funded for older workers – CBC News
December 16, 2009A new joint initiative by the federal and Ontario governments will help unemployed older workers develop new skills that will help them find jobs.
- New payday loan limits don’t protect consumers: advocates – CBC News
December 16, 2009Some Ontario consumers could be caught in a never-ending cycle of borrowing from payday loan companies despite a new cap on loan fees and interest that came into effect Tuesday, warns an Ottawa-based public watchdog.
- Goar: Punished for working too diligently – thestar.com
December 16, 2009Premier Dalton McGuinty is aware of the problem. "Unwittingly, we have developed a policy that stomps you into the ground," he told Ontarians who rely on social assistance last spring.
- Quebec targets homelessness in $60.5M plan – CBC News
December 16, 2009Quebec has unveiled a new $60.5 million, three-year plan to fight homelessness, including measures to improve mid- and long-term housing options for people on the street.
- Five benchmarks for social assistance
- eBulletin – Commitments Made; Action Taken?
- Premier Urged to Enact Early Learning Report
- Open Letter to Premier on Early Childhood Learning
- Consultations Announced for New Ontario Housing Strategy
- ISAC Forum on Social Assistance
- Town Hall a success as Toronto families remind MPs: Good jobs and public services reduce poverty
- ISAC Update – April 2009
The April newsletter of the Income Security Advocacy Centre is online! Highlights include information on the special diet litigation, the Ending Poverty project, their revised case criteria and the impending social assistance review.
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