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Divorced dads can’t catch a break

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

TheStar.com – Insight/parentcentral.ca – Divorced dads can’t catch a break
October 2, 2009.   Susan Pigg, LIVING REPORTER

More than a decade after a landmark study recommended an overhaul of Canadian divorce law, courts still haven’t caught up to the new reality of Canadian family life. A generation of dads who can’t stand being apart from their children is pushing for change.

When Walter Mueller first walked into the support group, he was asked to draw a picture of his life for the dozen or so men in the room.

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Freedom from Want

Monday, September 28th, 2009

TheMarkNews.com – Articles – Freedom from Want
First published Sep 25, 2009.   Robert Rainer, Executive Director of Canada Without Poverty (CWP/CSP).

From parliamentarians, think tanks, and NGOs, the reports on combating Canadian poverty keep on coming. “Eh, what do you mean, poverty in Canada?”

1. The poverty of the homeless, who number as many as 300,000 – about one in 110 of us.
2. The poverty of the millions of working poor whose insufficient earnings do not meet ends. (They, too, are often among the homeless.)

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Penny-ante legal aid system creates two tiers of justice

Monday, September 28th, 2009

TheStar.com – Opinion – Penny-ante legal aid system creates two tiers of justice: Lawyers’ boycott has focused attention on chronic inequality in Ontario courts
September 28, 2009.   Frank Addario, President of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association

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The reality of trying to live on disability support

Friday, September 25th, 2009

TheStar.com – Opinion – The reality of trying to live on disability support
September 25, 2009.   Carol Goar

When her son was born, Charnelle Wade grew up in a hurry. She knew she couldn’t support a child as a motel chambermaid and couldn’t get a better job as a Grade 9 dropout. She was determined not to raise Alecsander in poverty.

So she buckled down and earned a high-school equivalency certificate, enrolled in Centennial College, reunited with her son’s father and rented an apartment for three – everything society says a teenage mother should do.

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More UBS Canadian clients disclose unpaid taxes

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

NationalPost.com – FinancialPost.com/news – More UBS Canadian clients disclose unpaid taxes
Published: Thursday, September 24, 2009.   Reuters

TORONTO — More than 50 Canadian clients of Swiss bank UBS have come forward to disclose unpaid taxes, and investigations so far have found $7-million in unreported income, Canada’s tax authority said Thursday.

The voluntary disclosures follow a high-profile investigation of UBS by U.S. authorities, who accused the bank of using Switzerland’s banking secrecy laws to help wealthy clients avoid paying taxes.

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How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

conferenceboard.ca – website/home – This Website – How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada – assesses Canada’s quality of life compared with that of its peer countries.

We publish an overall report card as well as individual ones that measure performances in six categories: Economy, Innovation, Environment, Education and Skills, Health and Society. We release the report card for each category individually throughout the year.

What’s New

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Focus on inequality not diversity

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

TheStar.com – Opinion – Focus on inequality not diversity
September 17, 2009

Re:Diversity a low priority in civil service, Opinion Sept. 14

The many comments posted on the Star website in reaction to Carol Goar’s column show how divisive diversity programs are. They promote an “us versus them mentality” rather than harmony. Canada is a civic nationalist country that judges everyone by individual merit, not group identity.

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More Disappointing News for Women in Canada According to New CASW Report

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

casw-acts.ca – Immediate Release – More Disappointing News for Women in Canada According to New CASW Report.
September 16, 2009

While it may seem hard to believe, in 2009 women are still worse off financially than men, according to the most recent report by the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW).

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How to fix our broken refugee system

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

TheStar.com – Opinion – How to fix our broken refugee system
September 16, 2009.   Carol Goar

The issue is ripe for a crackdown. The government has already hinted it wants to rewrite the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

The sales pitch almost writes itself: Bogus refugees are overwhelming our borders. We must set limits. We are becoming a global laughingstock.

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Diversity a low priority in civil service

Monday, September 14th, 2009

TheStar.com – Opinion – Diversity a low priority in civil service
September 14, 2009.   Carol Goar

Tired of endless studies and unkept promises, a handful of non-white employees of the federal government forged a solidarity pact 10 years ago to fight for change from within.

They founded the National Council of Visible Minorities. They vowed to change the face of the public service and knock down the barriers that held people back because of their skin colour.

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