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Only the Ford government could double autism funding and still not fix anything
Thursday, December 19th, 2019
If they had simply doubled the funding and made a few administrative tweaks to the existing program they could have had a real win on their hands, not to mention actually providing children with the care they desperately need.
But Ford… spread the existing money more thinly through childhood budgets, and made things far worse.
Tags: budget, disabilities, mental Health, youth
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Care for Canada’s seniors shouldn’t be offloaded onto foreign multinationals
Wednesday, December 11th, 2019
There are areas in which the federal government should undoubtedly play a role in this country. Senior care is not one of them… Surely, this needs to be the sole purview of the province. Why are private care homes protected from facing fines when they fail to live up to their obligations? They can only be temporarily taken over or closed down permanently… Maybe if they were fined they’d clean up their act before that was necessary.
Tags: globalization, Health, housing, ideology, jurisdiction, standard of living
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Reforming the Child Care Expense Deduction
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
… a substantial proportion of lower- and middle-income Canadian families are not able to fully deduct their childcare expenses… The problem is greater in Ontario, in relation to the province’s new childcare tax credit… For the CARE credit alone, raising the claim limit from two-thirds to 100 percent of the lower-income parent’s earnings would benefit about six in 10 two-parent families earning less than $50,000.
Tags: child care, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, tax
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A better way to keep kids safe
Monday, November 25th, 2019
Now a new pilot program run by the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto called “Journey to Zero” will focus on early intervention in an effort to keep children in their own homes and out of care… “We shouldn’t design a system where we are raising children”… The solution? Putting much more emphasis on supporting families in need so they, not children’s aid societies, can do the job themselves.
Tags: child care, featured, ideology, youth
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Rape crisis centres call on attorney general to reverse cuts
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
… the province phased out the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, which helped assault victims access services including psychotherapy… Under this program, brought in Oct. 1, an applicant must have visited a “victim service agency” within six months of the crime against them, or within six months of disclosing that crime to authorities. The new system, called the Victim Quick Response Program + (VQRP+), isn’t available to victims of historical crimes.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, mental Health, women
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It’s time for a national ban on owning handguns
Sunday, November 17th, 2019
Since the Harper government made it easier in 2012 to amass large stockpiles of guns, the number of privately owned handguns has skyrocketed to close to a million. And police say many of those guns find their way into criminal hands… The notion that municipalities can pass and enforce an effective handgun ban is ridiculous… “This is a national issue.”
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction, rights
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Let’s fix broken system for suspending criminal records
Thursday, November 14th, 2019
After a certain period of crime-free years, individuals with a prior conviction, regardless of what that conviction was, are no more likely to be convicted of another offence than the rest of the population. Continuing to allow criminal records to bar their access to employment, education, housing and other community involvement extends their punishment beyond the end of their sentence.
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, ideology, participation, Senate
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Some harsh lessons on the failings of eldercare from Down Under
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
The 272-page Australian report, in striking contrast, uses blunt language to reflect the frustrations and fears of patients and family members. It also demands immediate action, including an injection of funding for long-term home care services as a way to keep people out of institutional care.
Tags: disabilities, Health, mental Health, standard of living
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Ontario to pay $1 million to private contractor to cut costs in developmental disabilities services sector
Sunday, November 10th, 2019
The government’s budget showed a $1-billion cut in the children and social services sector over three years, and set a target of a $510 million annual cut in 2021-22 from “operational efficiencies and cost savings.”… Efficiencies would include “evidence-based sector transformation, including in developmental services, child welfare, as well as special needs and early intervention programs…to continue investments in core services such as in the Ontario Autism Program.”
Tags: budget, disabilities, Health, ideology, mental Health, privatization, standard of living
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Restorative justice lets sexual-assault survivors take back their power
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
Within Canada’s legal system, restorative justice has existed since 1974. It has been used primarily in cases involving young offenders and, within the past decade, has been increasingly used for sexual crimes. Prof. Wemmers says restorative justice allows victims to control their healing and take back their lives. Victims can question and get direct answers from their offenders… Victims also reported significantly higher rates of satisfaction and less post-traumatic stress.
Tags: budget, corrections, ideology, mental Health, participation
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