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“A Tale of Two Reports” [Poverty in Ontario]
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
March 12, 2012
Poverty does not just happen. There are things that we do in society that create poverty and inequality. And there are things we can do to reduce poverty and inequality. Therefore, to respect the letter and the spirit of Ontario’s landmark poverty reduction act, passed with unanimous support from all parties in the legislature, we call for these changes to the 2012 Ontario Budget: raise social assistance rates to at least cover the rise in the cost of living; immediately implement the full Ontario Child Benefit; – do not make structural changes to social assistance programs before hearing the recommendations from the Social Assistance Review Commissioners.
Tags: budget, featured, Health, poverty, standard of living, tax
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faith to end poverty campaign
Friday, August 26th, 2011
August 17, 2011
On June 9, 2011, ISARC launched the Faith to End Poverty Campaign to ensure poverty issues such as food, housing, and employment remain relevant throughout the provincial election. It is time for governments to make the elimination of poverty a priority through jobs and training strategies, financing for affordable housing, child care and income security, especially when more and more of our labour force is part time, temporary, and contract jobs.
Tags: disabilities, homelessness, housing, mental Health, poverty, rights, standard of living
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Faith To End Poverty Campaign (2011 Provincial Election)
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
July 4, 2011
ISARC launched the Faith To End Poverty campaign to provide opportunities for Ontarians to advocate for poverty elimination in the upcoming provincial election. Over the next month, ISARC will be preparing lectionary materials for clergy, holding local and provincial vigils, assisting local faith groups to hold all candidate meetings, and preparing short videos for adult education discussion in local congregations and social justice groups… over a million Ontarians are hungry and/or using food banks…
Tags: budget, participation, poverty, rights, standard of living
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Welfare Must Change!
Monday, July 5th, 2010
July 5, 2010
While ISARC supports the federal and provincial governments creating an income security system for people caught in unemployment or recession, ISARC asks the Ontario government to work as quickly as possible to eliminate the “stupid rules” in the welfare system, increase income of recipients, and appoint the commissioners and the social assistance advisory committee to conduct the Social Assistance Review. To do a thorough job, 18 months might be necessary, but people with low income should not suffer further because transformation takes a long time.
Tags: poverty, standard of living
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