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5 reasons we can’t ignore Indigenous families and children this election
Half of all First Nations children in Canada live in poverty… Indigenous children trail the rest of Canada’s children on practically every measure of well-being: family income, educational attainment, poor water quality, infant mortality, health, suicide, crowding and homelessness… There have been no real increases in funding for social programs on reserves since 1996… A billion dollars would lift all Indigenous children out of poverty
Tags: budget, featured, Health, housing, Indigenous, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Women’s issues missing from election campaign
… issues of specific interest to women have yet to hit the radar of the three major party leaders. It’s not clear why women’s issues are so invisible since half a million more women than men cast a ballot in the last election. Among the “asks” the organizers made of party leaders: – To address the root causes of violence against women in Canada. – To act on women’s economic inequality… – To re-invest in organizations and institutions that champion justice and equality for women.
Tags: budget, child care, crime prevention, ideology, poverty, standard of living, women
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Good for Canada: A platform to end income inequality in Canada
Seizing on the first federal election in recent history where income inequality is a hot button issue, the CCPA recently launched a platform to reduce the gap… Good for Canada… highlights the high cost of income inequality in our country by telling the personal stories of real Canadians—and gives us a way to move forward. The platform, available at GoodForCanada.ca, lays out a four-plank strategy to tackle income inequality, focusing on good jobs, a good safety net, good public programs, and progressive taxation.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, pensions, poverty, standard of living, tax
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Making inequality an issue in the election campaign
The [CCPA] Good for Canada platform is described as a series of measures, that if taken, could address income inequality. Good social programs, it points out, help all Canadians become contributing members of society. That would include an affordable housing strategy, a $10-a-day child care program, a national pharmacare program, dental care for all children under 15, investing in First Nations infrastructure and schools, and creating a national action plan to address violence against women.
Tags: budget, child care, featured, housing, ideology, Indigenous, pharmaceutical, poverty, standard of living, women
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Ontario government signs political accord with First Nations Chiefs
The Ontario government has signed a political accord with the Chiefs of Ontario that Premier Kathleen Wynne says will guide relations between First Nations and the province… It affirms that First Nations have an inherent right to self-government and that the relationship with Ontario is based upon respect for that right. It also commits the signatories to work together on a range of issues, including resource benefits sharing and jurisdictional matters.
Tags: featured, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, rights
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Could an NDP government grow Canadian productivity?
… which face of the labour movement will emerge after the election? Will it be the side that recognizes that flexible labour markets are a precondition for rising productivity, and that the best way of dealing with inequality is through generous social programs that help those at the bottom of the income scale and the unemployed? Or will it be the unyielding defenders of the “insiders” (those who already have jobs), who view unions as tools to get more for their members, regardless of the consequences?
Tags: economy, globalization, ideology, participation, standard of living
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Narrowing the inequality wage gap
Up to now, top CEOs’ salaries are routinely compared with each other – which instead of naming and shaming companies that award the stratospheric pay, has created a super-elite club of managers who can trumpet the revelations as proof of their market worth… its overall effects can only be salutary in an environment where inequality has become an economic illness… With the slashing or repealing of inheritance taxes in the wealthy OECD countries, vast salaries are now converted to legacies for heirs who can use them for powerful political and economic leverage.
Tags: economy, ideology, standard of living, tax
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Religious rights don’t justify discrimination
Most religious accommodation is not in conflict with equality rights… But some requests for religious accommodation do indeed conflict with equality rights… If your religion calls for you to treat women differently or unequally, do so freely in your church, mosque or synagogue, in your home and at your community events and have no fear that others will deny you a house or acceptance to a university because of it. But when you enter the public sphere, you must respect people’s equality rights.
Tags: ideology, multiculturalism, rights, women
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Women need access, not finger wagging
The Pill is among the safest medications you will find in the pharmacy. There is no risk of addiction or of toxic overdose; in short, it is as safe, if not safer, than Aspirin, Tylenol, Claritin and many other products that are sold freely… The principal reason the Pill is still a prescription drug is because it is used exclusively by women to prevent pregnancy – and when it comes to women’s reproductive health and freedom, intrusive, paternalistic legislation, unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles, and unwarranted costs are the norm.
Tags: Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, rights, women
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Universities ‘decolonize’ their courses and campuses
Public officials (with the regrettable exception of the prime minister) acknowledged the damage done by Canada’s racist Indian residential schools; promised to take to heart the lessons of the past; and pledged to build a new national partnership based on trust, mutual respect and a fair sharing of the benefits of the land. But they stopped short of specifics. The universities were commendably explicit. They set clear targets and spelled out how they planned to reach them:
Tags: ideology, Indigenous, multiculturalism, participation, standard of living, youth
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