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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Feb. 26, 2010
The difference between nursing homes and retirement homes is stark, even though those who reside in them can be very similar. Long-term-care homes make nursing care and supervision available 24 hours a day and are regulated. Retirement homes provide minimal to moderate support and answer to no one.
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Feb 24 2010
Granting benefits to grandparents is an economical solution that keeps families together… But those who live on fixed incomes insufficient to care for children should be able to rely on some assistance without fear of it being cut off at some arbitrary point in time.
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
February 20, 2010.
Despite increased awareness, many adults still treat bullying as an unpleasant but inevitable part of childhood, acting on the theory that children must learn to fend for themselves. They fail to recognize the profoundly damaging effects this kind of playground torment has on its victims.
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Feb 20 2010
While the societies are ostensibly arm’s-length, the government mandates the services they must deliver and the standards they must meet. Their problems are the government’s problems. This week’s bailout affects 26 of Ontario’s 53 child protection agencies that are in the worst financial position due to provincial rule changes…
Despite all the reforms mandated by government and the accompanying increases in funding, crown wards are less likely than other children to graduate from high school and more likely to rely on welfare when they grow up.
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
Published On Fri Feb 19 2010
Through almost nine years at the United Way’s helm, Lankin transformed the charity into a powerhouse of strategic research and community activism.
Along the way, she pushed its fundraising capacity to new heights, including a 2009 campaign that raised $109 million – more than any other United Way on the continent.
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
February 18, 2010
The $1.5-billion extended day program pairs early-childhood educators with teachers in the classroom. The early-childhood educators will start before regular school hours and begin the program until the teacher arrives for the school day, Dombrowsky said.
Once the school day is over, children can continue with early-childhood education until 6 p.m.
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Published On Mon Feb 15 2010
While Harper’s newly stated commitment to make women and children “the top priority” at the G8 summit is welcome, it would be more convincing if he were leading by example at home.
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
February 13, 2010.
Of the $26.9 million, $2.5 million is earmarked for First Nations children’s aid societies in order for them to handle fiscal pressures other agencies do not face – such as high travel costs to get to at-risk kids in fly-in communities, and the exorbitant cost of living expenses in the North…
Some of the $26.9 million will go to the York Region Children’s Aid Society, which faced a $6.6 million projected deficit and cut 18 positions last year. The Simcoe County agency will also receive funding.
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
NationalPost.com – Full Comment
Posted: February 08, 2010. Jack Layton
While other countries have been delivering full-fledged support for maternal and child health since 2007, pledging $5.3-billion dollars to the cause last year alone, Canada has been virtually invisible on the issue. Rather than marking a new approach of principled humanitarianism, this announcement highlights years of Canadian inaction on the health of women and children under Mr. Harper’s watch.
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
TheStar.com – GTA – Move would hurt communities that need them most
Published On Mon Feb 08 2010. Laurie Monsebraaten Social Justice Reporter
Some of Toronto’s highest-needs neighbourhoods would be the biggest losers if Queen’s Park doesn’t shore up a child care system facing a triple threat of chronic provincial underfunding, the loss of $63.5 million in federal money and the impact of all-day kindergarten coming next fall, city data show.
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