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Toronto city council must fund its promise to reduce poverty
… there is a plan to reduce poverty. It was approved unanimously. It is now up to council to fund it. The question for Toronto councillors is how to pay for the poverty plan. They will plead that the cupboard is bare. But most expert commentary shows that Toronto is failing to take advantage of its revenue opportunities. Its residential property tax levels are well below those of surrounding municipalities.
Tags: budget, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Federal Budget 2016: Anti-Poverty Activists Want $3.2B For Affordable Housing
The pre-budget ask from seven groups is aimed at helping the 235,000 Canadians who experience homelessness every year, and social housing providers who are beginning to see the end of federal funding agreements signed decades ago with no new capital funding in sight… It’s an ambitious request… but… Studies suggest homelessness costs Canada $7 billion annually in services and lost opportunities.
Tags: budget, economy, homelessness, housing, ideology, poverty, standard of living
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At the heart of the Forcillo trial, a brave and thoughtful jury
… the jury set us all up very well for reasoned discussion about police use of lethal force more generally. The message from the jury is that police do a difficult job in dangerous circumstances and should therefore be accorded some latitude. But the latitude has limits that must be enforced. An appeal is inevitable… But for now we can see this case as an episode of direct democracy that worked well in challenging circumstances.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, featured, ideology, mental Health, participation, rights, standard of living
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‘Charity chill’ melts under friendly government
One of Justin Trudeau’s first acts as prime minister was to disband Revenue Canada’s anti-charity hit squad… “Allow charities to do their work on behalf of Canadians free of political harassment,” he wrote. “Modernize the rules governing the charitable and not-for-profit sectors, working with the minister of finance. This will include clarifying the rules governing ‘political activity’ with an understanding that charities make an important contribution to public debate and policy.”
Tags: ideology, participation, philanthropy, tax
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Ontario’s sheltered workshops to close forever
Ontario will eliminate provincially funded workshops where people with intellectual disabilities do menial tasks for pennies a day… Initially, the government announced there would be no new admissions to the workshops… Now the province plans to close them forever… “one individual at a time,” as workshops are gradually replaced by agencies that find jobs, volunteer work and other activities in the community. No one will be left without services…
Tags: disabilities, featured, ideology, participation, rights, standard of living
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Can we really end homelessness?
Homelessness that happens to poor people is no more complex or unsolvable than homelessness caused by natural disaster. We’ve proven beyond any doubt that we can take people directly from the streets and put them into apartments, and by providing them the support they need, we can permanently end their homelessness… Just as our goal in disaster response is housing and recovery, so too must be our response to homelessness.
Tags: featured, Health, homelessness, housing, ideology, mental Health, participation, rights, standard of living
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Toronto’s geography of inequity
… either we invest in these communities now and fix these trends, or we’ll pay much more later on. “Poverty is expensive” … unemployment and criminal justice costs down the road, if trends don’t change… The policy areas that need to be addressed include quality affordable housing, availability of community services, income security, and what Barata calls workforce development. “With precarity, people aren’t going to get training through work, it’ll be out of pocket, but the market demands it.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, housing, ideology, multiculturalism, poverty, standard of living
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There’s a simple solution to niqabs and oath swearing – but Harper won’t allow it
Women like Zunera Ishaq needn’t feel obliged to wear their veils while swearing the citizenship oath. Religious freedoms can be respected by simply allowing them to take the oath in a room where no men are present. In that case, exposing their faces would not conflict with their religious values. This is what the law calls a “reasonable accommodation,” a gesture that harms no one but allows affected individuals to respect their beliefs.
Tags: featured, globalization, immigration, multiculturalism, rights, women
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Treat all Canadian citizens equally under our laws
It’s tempting to not much care what happens to a murderous extremist who scorns our democracy, flouts our laws and seeks to strike fear in our hearts… Modern citizenship is a fundamental status, not something that can be revoked because the government deems a person not deserving. Banishing citizens is a throwback to totalitarian regimes and primitive eras… Whatever their origins, Canadians whose crimes shock the conscience of society should face the full force of the law and the same penalties. There must be one citizenship, and one justice, for all.
Tags: globalization, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, rights, standard of living
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The fraying of Canada’s social fabric
… if you live in a country where people are left to look after themselves, this embeds the idea that you have no responsibility toward the poor and weak…. “When you change the way society works, our values shift in response… Privatization, marketization, austerity for the poor, inequality: they all shift baselines, alter the social cues we receive and generate insecurity and a sense of threat.”
Tags: Health, ideology, participation, poverty, privatization, standard of living
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