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Those who care for long-term dementia patients are expected to do the impossible
Monday, April 13th, 2026
You have to deal with a patient who is no longer the person you loved, who is critical and demanding and will not do whatever is in their best interest, like taking medication or seeing a dentist. A patient who might even be violent… If you’re lucky your patient might retain a calm and co-operative personality and/or you can afford to get them into a good and supportive place to live. These are not options for many caregivers.
Tags: disabilities, Health, Home Care, mental Health
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Ottawa renews funding for Toronto youth-crime prevention programs
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
… it will top up funding for Toronto programs intended to prevent gun and gang violence among young people… to address the root causes of youth violence … “we cannot do it by arresting people to submission” … as of last year, Toronto saw a 43 per cent decrease in shootings and firearm-related incidents, and a 35 per cent reduction in youth shootings and firearm-related violence.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, jurisdiction, multiculturalism, youth
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Reduced Fees, Rising Waitlists: Early Lessons from Canada’s Childcare Plan
Thursday, March 19th, 2026
To strengthen the program’s impact, the authors recommend expanding licensed childcare spaces, particularly in underserved areas, improving wages and working conditions for early childhood educators, and introducing more flexible supports – such as an income-tested refundable tax credit – for families relying on non-subsidized care.
Tags: child care, participation, poverty, standard of living, women
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Provinces need to own their responsibility for expanding low-fee child care
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
The most recent data shows eight of ten provinces will miss the federal goal of having 5.9 child care spaces per 10 children. Only two provinces have that level of access: Quebec and P.E.I… The rest of the provinces weren’t even paying half the cost of their child care programs—they coasted on federal investments… In fact, many of the provinces who have been loudly complaining that the CWELCC program is “too expensive” are also the ones who are paying the least for it.
Tags: budget, child care, featured, jurisdiction, participation
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Why Canada must transform its long-term care system
Thursday, December 25th, 2025
… inclusive, age-friendly, home-like settings not only give residents a greater sense of comfort, control and autonomy; they also also provide an environment for direct-care workers to thrive and do meaningful work that makes a difference in their lives and in the daily lives of those they care for… If Canada wants to ensure dignity in aging, it must treat care work as essential infrastructure.
Tags: disabilities, Health, mental Health, Seniors
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Ford government is an obstacle to highly affordable, high-quality child care
Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Ontario’s auditor general reported the Ford government failed to create the number of child care spaces it promised, even as overall demand has tripled. Much of this failure is down to Conservatives’ fixation on for-profit child care… The result? Thousands of families are still without child care.
Tags: child care, Education, ideology, participation, poverty, privatization
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Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
… more than 16,500 children in Toronto are waitlisted for a space, while nearly one in three publicly funded programs deny them access… Funding structures further entrench inequity. Fee subsidies are paid from provincial budgets, while CWELCC affordability funding comes from the federal government. When families stop using subsidies — because spaces are unavailable or eligibility rules too restrictive — provinces and territories save money, while still benefiting politically from federal investments that make care appear more affordable.
Tags: budget, child care, jurisdiction, participation, poverty
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Wait for core Ontario autism services tops five years: advocates
Friday, October 31st, 2025
Families starting to receive funding now to pay for core therapies including applied behaviour analysis, speech language pathology and occupational therapy are people who registered for the program five years ago… more than 84,000 children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program to seek autism services and 19,600 of them are receiving funding to access core services… Less than one quarter of children registered for the Ontario Autism Program have been given access to the therapy that they were promised
Tags: disabilities, Education, jurisdiction, mental Health
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The federal government tables bail reform bill: 5 ways to strengthen Canada’s bail system
Sunday, October 26th, 2025
We offer concrete solutions that will enhance fairness, public safety and democratic accountability…To build safer communities, the federal government should follow through on its commitment to invest in support services while also helping provinces better monitor and enforce bail conditions. Doing so will ease pressure on the legal system while improving outcomes for people and communities.
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction
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Ottawa asks court to overturn tribunal order on First Nations child welfare
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
Progress on a child welfare agreement stalled when First Nations twice rejected a $47.8-billion deal last year, and when Ottawa called a halt to formal talks on the issue with First Nations outside of Ontario… if Ottawa refuses to resume negotiations, the Assembly of First Nations, the Caring Society and the National Children’s Chiefs Commission could present the tribunal with an evidence-based reform plan of their own.
Tags: budget, child care, Indigenous, jurisdiction, rights
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