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Canada’s population estimates: Age and sex
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Statcan.gc.ca – The Daily – Canada’s population estimates: Age and sex
November 27,2009.
Canada’s population continues to get older. As of July 1, 2009, the median age of Canada’s population was 39.5 years, up 0.2 years from the same date last year and up 3.1 years from 1999.
Fertility rates persistently below the generation replacement level, and an increasing life expectancy are the main factors explaining the ageing process of the Canadian population.
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‘Historic’ law compels Ontario to fight poverty
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
TheStar.com – Ontario – ‘Historic’ law compels Ontario to fight poverty: Requires the province to create goals to cut numbers living in need
May 07, 2009. Laurie Monsebraaten, Tanya Talaga, Staff Reporters
Fighting poverty is now the law in Ontario.
In a unanimous vote yesterday, Queen’s Park passed legislation that commits the province to become a leading jurisdiction in the battle against poverty.
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SPNO Submission on Bill 152
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
PovertyWatchOntario.ca – list serve – SPNO Submission on Bill 152
Posted: 21 Apr 2009
Submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy with respect to Bill 152: An Act respecting a long-term strategy to reduce poverty in Ontario. April 20, 2009.
Introduction
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Hearings on Bill 152 – Poverty Reduction Act, 2009
Monday, April 6th, 2009
PovertyWatchOntario.com – Listserve – Hearings on Bill 152 – Poverty Reduction Act, 2009
Posted: 06 Apr 2009 12:00 PM PDT
Bill 152 – Poverty Reduction Act, 2009
Projet de loi 152 – Loi de 2009 sur la réduction de la pauvreté
The Standing Committee on Social Policy will meet to consider Bill 152, An Act respecting a long-term strategy to reduce poverty in Ontario.
The Committee intends to hold public hearings in Toronto on Monday, April 20 and Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
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Bold budget in tough times
Friday, March 27th, 2009
TheStar.com – Opinion – Bold budget in tough times
March 27, 2009
Premier Dalton McGuinty and the Liberal government at Queen’s Park have produced a “big idea” budget that lays the groundwork for a return to economic prosperity in Ontario.
The big idea is to make Ontario more competitive by reducing taxes on businesses, particularly on new investment. “Now is the right time to signal to the international investment community that Ontario is a great place to do business,” said Finance Minister Dwight Duncan in his budget speech yesterday.
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Fix welfare rules that hurt jobless
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Fix welfare rules that hurt jobless
March 24, 2009
The number of Ontarians living on welfare is rising. Another 18,000 cases were added in the last few months, bringing the total to more than 214,000 cases. That’s nearly 400,000 people living on welfare.
The hard truth is that even these numbers understate the real need for social assistance, given the effects of the economic downturn.
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What Ontario has to do to fix the hole in welfare
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
TheStar.com – Opinion – What Ontario has to do to fix the hole in welfare
March 18, 2009. Don Drummond, Chief Economist, TD Bank Financial Group, and John Stapleton, Metcalf Foundation Fellow
Our welfare system provides Ontarians with a false sense of security.
Many assume it has been designed to offer temporary protection to individuals who are ineligible for Employment Insurance, or no longer able to participate in this program.
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Welfare’s lousy diet
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Welfare’s lousy diet
February 23, 2009
Welfare recipients are at high risk of obesity. That is because their diet is loaded with cheap carbohydrates.
They are also prone to high blood pressure. That is because there is so much salt in the canned foods and high-calorie snacks they eat.
They have a higher than normal incidence of diabetes (too much fat and sugar), anemia (too little iron), osteoporosis (too little calcium), and a host of other chronic diseases.
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Motion to Authorize Committee to Study Guaranteed Annual Income System
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Senate of Canada < http://sen.parl.gc.ca/hsegal/speech.php?ID=118 > – Motion to Authorize Committee to Study Guaranteed Annual Income System—Debate Adjourned
Ottawa February 12, 2008
Hon. Hugh Segal, pursuant to notice of February 6, 2008, moved:
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Social assistance reform vital part of poverty reduction strategy
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
TheStar.com – Opinion – Social assistance reform vital part of poverty reduction strategy
February 12, 2009. Sarah Blackstock
Ontario finally has a poverty reduction strategy. It’s about time.
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