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Canada is falling short on addressing wage equality
Fiftieth. That’s the lowly ranking of Canada out of 149 countries when it comes to wage equality for similar work, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report for 2018. Yes, this country came in behind economies as varied as the United States, Germany, Thailand, Uganda and Ukraine on one of the forum’s key evaluations of the economic, educational, health and political disparities that women experience.
Tags: child care, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, rights, standard of living, women
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Ottawa making progress on drinking- water promise
In January, 2018, the Indigenous Services department added 250 First Nations water systems to the list of those it will repair and maintain. … by mid-December of this year, the total number of advisories had been reduced to 64…The federal government predicts that most of the long-term advisories will end by 2020, and is on track to meet the 2021 promise.
Tags: budget, featured, Indigenous, jurisdiction, poverty, rights, standard of living
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Commissioners of inquiry find over 100 systemic causes for violence against Indigenous women
In the end, the commissioners said, they concentrated on about 10 significant reasons for the violence. They include known elements such as Indigenous poverty, lack of employment and lack of education. But the final report will “drill down” on those things, Ms. Buller said. Just saying that poverty is a cause “is not good enough,” she said… The inquiry heard from nearly 1,500 family members of victims and survivors. There were another 604 people who shared their experiences through artistic expression. Fifteen community hearings were held across Canada and 101 experts were consulted.
Tags: Indigenous, jurisdiction, rights, standard of living
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Why anti-black racism persists in the Toronto Police Service
Toronto police officers provided biased and untrustworthy testimony, inappropriately tried to stop the recording of incidents, and failed to co-operate with the SIU. And the Human Rights Commission noted that in its final report, it will examine the role and impact of police culture…. A key ingredient of that culture is lax accountability… An important first step in ensuring accountability is collecting, analyzing and publicly reporting data related to police stops, detentions and use of force to determine if they disproportionately affect members of the black communities.
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Not all Ontarians are being asked to sacrifice
So far I have not seen business sacrifice. I have seen them given tax breaks, offered less red tape, offered payment not to pollute, and given lucrative opportunities to sell cannabis — and I expect private companies will be given more access to health care. In the fall economic statement the most vulnerable have been asked to sacrifice.
Tags: economy, featured, jurisdiction, standard of living, tax
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Ottawa promises Indigenous child welfare changes to end ‘humanitarian crisis’
… the coming legislation is intended to reform federally-delivered services so that children aren’t taken from Indigenous families into private foster care solely on the basis of economic poverty or health issues that go untreated. It will also ensure Indigenous groups have the right to determine their own laws, policies and practices for child and family services… the new child welfare bill is another part of the effort to scrap the 19th-century Indian Act and reconstitute the federal government’s relationship with First Nations, Inuit and Métis to recognize the Indigenous right to self-determination.
Tags: child care, featured, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, rights, standard of living
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We deserve tax fairness from the Canadian Revenue Agency
Tax evasion is not a victimless crime. Indeed, the Conference Board of Canada estimated last year that the federal government is missing out on $16 billion a year of uncollected taxes — and possibly as much as $47.8 billion. Ideally, everyone should want to pay their fair share of the taxes that provide the services and programs that make Canada a great place to live. But when they don’t, Canadians should be able to feel confident that the revenue agency will try to run everyone to ground fairly and equally.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, standard of living, tax
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Ontario creates new French commissioner job after days of backlash over cuts
After days of backlash over its cuts to institutions serving francophones, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says it’s making changes meant to recognize the “significant and ongoing” contributions of the Franco-Ontarian community… Premier Doug Ford says his government is creating the position of French-Language Services Commissioner within the provincial ombudsman’s office, and seeking to turn the office of francophone affairs into a ministry.
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The problem with #MeToo? The backlash
There is something disconcerting about the #MeToo movement… It’s the backlash. More specifically, it’s the assumption that women raising their voices are undermining the integrity of the justice system. In fact, it often is the opposite… The #MeToo movement isn’t about abandoning justice. It is about saying: Pay attention. We are here. It’s time to take sexual assault and harassment seriously. The legal system must be about more than just law: It must be about justice for all.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, rights, women
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