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AFN has a plan that benefits all

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

TheStar.com – Opinion – AFN has a plan that benefits all
January 15, 2009. Phil Fontaine

Canadians across the country are experiencing the creeping anxiety of impending economic instability. The global economic meltdown is triggering talk of deficits and a recession.

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Change the things you can [Immigration]

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

NationalPost.com – opinion – Change the things you can
Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Rudyard Griffiths

Discussion about what should be in the upcomingfederalbudget has focused almost exclusively on how tax cuts, infrastructure spending and direct cash infusions for troubled industries can revive the country’s sputtering economy. As such, it seems all but inevitable that billions of dollars will be showered on groups and regions to create jobs and revive consumer spending — all with the aim of getting Canada’s GDP back in the black.

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Canada’s rights record blasted during UN review

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

TheStar.com – Canada – Canada’s rights record blasted during UN review: Submissions to Geneva council include issues such as treatment of indigenous peoples, immigration
January 13, 2009. Linda Diebel, NATIONAL AFFAIRS WRITER

Canada could soon find itself “named and shamed” as a country that violates human rights in a United Nations review.

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Canada’s forthcoming accountability on economic, social and other rights, to the UN Human Rights Council, February 2009

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

NAPO – listserve – Canada’s forthcoming accountability on economic, social and other rights, to the UN Human Rights Council, February 2009
January 11, 2009. Rob Rainer

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Is a cellphone a basic human right?

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

TheStar.com – News – Is a cellphone a basic human right? As the United States provides mobile phones to the poor, experts argue they are not a luxury
January 10, 2009. Lynda Hurst, Feature Writer

All compassionate governments should provide which of the following to their people:

a) food
b) shelter
c) medical care
d) a cellphone

Having a little problem with d)? Rephrase it then to “the right to communicate.” Still a problem? It isn’t south of the border.

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Child care – Canada can’t work without it

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

TheStar.com – Opinion – Child care – Canada can’t work without it: The economic downturn makes investment in children and families more important than ever. Are you listening, Mr. Flaherty?
January 08, 2009. Martha Friendly & Laurel Rothman

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Not enough action on poverty file

Monday, December 29th, 2008

TheStar.com – Opinion – Not enough action on poverty file
December 29, 2008. Avvy Go

Many people of Chinese descent believe that to welcome the new year, we must first send off the old by cleaning our homes, paying off our debts and taking care of the unfinished business of the past year. Only by putting our house in order can we fully embrace all the prosperity that a new year brings.

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Smiles that say poverty [Ontario’s emergency dental program]

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

TheStar.com – Opinion/editorial – Smiles that say poverty
December 27, 2008

A person’s smile is one of the first things that gets them noticed. Is it genuine? Shy? Full of joy?

But for many poor Ontarians, smiling isn’t so simple. Teeth are expensive to take care of properly. And a mouth with blackened and missing teeth puts a life of poverty on public display.

Bad teeth leave children vulnerable to ridicule from their peers and make it difficult for adults to get good jobs.

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Grandparents fear loss of subsidy [Temporary Care Assistance]

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

TheStar.com – news/Ontario/parentcentral.ca – Grandparents fear loss of subsidy
December 27, 2008. Emily Mathieu, STAFF REPORTER

When strangers are in the house, Kyle perches on the stairs, tiny fingers wrapped around the thin metal bars supporting the railing, peering at the intruders in his kitchen.

When all eyes have turned away, the 6-year-old focuses on the landing closet, pulling out coats and shoes and throwing them into the hall. When the supply of clothing is exhausted, he peels off the tiles at the bottom of the closet and throws them on top of the coats.

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Residents adjust to living in group homes

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

TheStar.com – living – Residents adjust to living in group homes: Used to large institutions, intellectually disabled and their families adapt to group homes
December 27, 2008. Trish Crawford, Living Reporter

It’s the end of an era.

Advocates for the intellectually disabled are cheering as Ontario moves to close its last remaining institutions, following the example of Newfoundland, British Columbia and New Brunswick.

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