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Ontario government earmarks $40M for more mental health workers in high schools
Friday, October 11th, 2019
The $40 million doubles what the provincial government spent on student mental health two years ago and should “better prepare those people on the front lines” such as teachers and principals into handling troublesome situations and speed “early intervention and assessment,” Lecce said… 70 per cent of mental health and addiction problems begin in the teen years.
Tags: budget, jurisdiction, mental Health, youth
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The Affordability Crisis and the 2019 Election
Friday, October 11th, 2019
Canadians have a general feeling of ‘affordability anxiety’ leading into the federal election. For this reason, the Broadbent Institute has created a series of fact sheets that look into three major issues effecting affordability — housing, healthcare and taxes, during the federal election… each fact sheet will include information on a topic as it relates to affordability and the commitments and/or solutions each party has put forward.
Tags: budget, economy, Health, housing, ideology, standard of living, tax
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Christine Elliott hires special adviser to work with communities on Ontario public health merge
Friday, October 11th, 2019
TheGlobeandMail.com – Canada October 9, 2019. Jeff Gray, Queen’s Park Reporter Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott is hiring a special adviser to consult municipalities and local health officials before giving the green light to controversial plans to merge the province’s public-health units. Jim Pine, the chief administrative officer of the County of Hastings in […]
Tags: budget, Health, jurisdiction
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Where is Andrew Scheer going to find $15-billion to pay for all his promises?
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
Lopping $15-billion from program expenses takes far more than curbing spending growth. It means cutting the equivalent of about two-thirds of the defence budget, or eliminating two or three mid-size government departments… Mr. Scheer is the candidate who campaigned on fiscal probity, so the last big policy announcement of this campaign will be his explanation of how he would get to a balanced budget.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, jurisdiction, standard of living
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The neutering of Doug Ford
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
Ford has reversed his stand on sex-ed, on a French-language university, on cuts to social services, such as a child benefit that pays for essentials like diapers and food for children in vulnerable families, on cuts to children’s aid societies and more. Ford also caved in during the last-minute contract negotiations with the 55,000 school support staffers, who had threatened to strike this week.
Tags: budget, child care, disabilities, economy, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, poverty, youth
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Should the federal deficit be more of a concern?
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
Canada’s deficit-fuelled spending binge has helped to temporarily paper over the consequences of a further slowing of income growth, a chronic problem since the global financial crisis erupted in 2008. – vs – When businesses are hoarding cash instead of investing, there is a need for government financed investments funded from new borrowing.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, standard of living
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Where is the ‘how’ in all of the federal election policy promises?
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
No voter expects every detail regarding the implementation of a new proposal to anticipate every twist and turn of how events might unfold… But… the judgment, balance, capacity and relevant experience of those seeking to hold the highest elected office in the country are defogged when there is more robust disclosure on how they intend to put into effect the promises they have been selling.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, economy, featured, Health, housing, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, pharmaceutical, poverty
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Liberals prove they don’t value Indigenous kids as much as other children
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
Government spokespersons say they simply want more time to discuss how best to deal with compensation to victims and restorative justice for discrimination against First Nations children and families… But they didn’t ask. Instead, they went into court and filed arguments that said no compensation whatsoever should be paid.
Tags: budget, child care, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, rights, standard of living, youth
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Ontario wants to pool public sector benefits, potentially saving millions
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
… some pooling exists now, but the new plan would end the current patchwork system. The new system is being targeted at the health care sector, as well as colleges and universities… The move is part of the government’s focus on public sector compensation, which represents $72 billion, about one half of government spending.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology
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Blackface and an about-face: How Canada’s promise of reconciliation went wrong
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
While the tribunal’s initial nine orders focused on trying to stop Canada’s discrimination, the September 2019 order was intended to compensate the children and families who were harmed by the discrimination and would not benefit from new reforms. It was a small measure of justice for lost childhoods.
Tags: budget, child care, Health, housing, Indigenous, jurisdiction, rights, standard of living, youth
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