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NDP and Greens Push Trudeau to Answer Vancouver’s Call to Decriminalize Drugs
Monday, December 28th, 2020
The MPs want Hajdu to use her authority under Section 56 of the act, which grants the health minister the power to issue an exemption from any part of the legislation “for a medical or scientific purpose or is otherwise in the public interest.” … to take the supply “out of the hands of criminals and remove the stigmatization, and ensure that people get access to safe, regulated, properly packaged products. And we need to substantially beef up our prevention, education and, most importantly, treatment options for substance users.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, pharmaceutical
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Supreme Court sends signal to appellate courts on sexual assault rulings
Monday, December 14th, 2020
… the Supreme Court has sent a message to appellate courts that they should listen to lower-court judges who believe the complainant… Assessments of credibility (honesty) and reliability (accuracy) are central to the trial judge’s job. Appeal courts generally defer to these assessments because it is the trial judge who sits in court and hears directly from the witnesses. Witnesses do not testify at appeal courts.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, rights, women
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Province invests $47 million in supportive housing programs
Friday, December 11th, 2020
… more individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and live with mental health and addictions issues will have increased access to the community supports they need… CMHA Ontario advocates that stable housing is a key determinant of good health. Read more on the relationship between housing and mental health here.
Tags: budget, disabilities, homelessness, housing, ideology, mental Health, poverty
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Ontario Providing Additional Financial Support for Young Learners
Friday, December 4th, 2020
News.Ontario.ca – News Release November 30, 2020. Office of the Premier Starting today families can apply for the funding online VAUGHAN — The Ontario government is again providing financial relief for families facing new education-related expenses in the COVID-19 era with support totalling $380 million. Starting today, parents or guardians residing in Ontario can complete a […]
Tags: budget, disabilities, poverty, youth
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Let’s make Canada a global leader in COVID-19 treatments
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Canadian-led breakthroughs in medical sciences can improve our health and well-being, bolster our universities and research hospitals, strengthen our reputation in the global competition for resources and talent, and result in economic benefits for Canadians. And, most importantly, these trials could quickly develop novel therapies for treating COVID-19 while creating the downstream benefits of infrastructure and know-how to help us discover treatments for the next pandemic as well as for other diseases.
Tags: disabilities, Health, jurisdiction, participation, pharmaceutical
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The Minister of Health should do the right thing and decriminalize drug possession
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Criminalization has never been shown to minimize drug use, nor does it advance the pursuit of care, if needed. It may trigger a series of consequences and pathways that rarely help the individual, let alone promote public interest. The most pressing needs of people who depend on substance use are not met by the criminal justice system… Criminalization should not be justified as an alternative to the shortfall in services to support people with complex requirements to restore their well-being.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, jurisdiction
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Understanding Ontario’s long-term care tragedy
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
The problem is not the ownership model of LTC homes. The major oversights that led to this tragedy were a failure to proactively test asymptomatic LTC workers and a failure of successive governments to approve redevelopment in homes with multi-residential rooms. Blaming other causes is specious and does not honour the memories of the Ontarians whose lives have been lost to this terrible pandemic.
Tags: budget, disabilities, Health, housing, ideology, jurisdiction, privatization, standard of living
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Long-term care fiasco a warning about private ownership
Thursday, November 19th, 2020
Over the past decade, Chartwell paid its executives $47.3 million and distributed $798 million to shareholders. Meanwhile, in the 28 nursing homes Chartwell owns or operates in Ontario, the COVID-19 infection rate has been 47 per cent higher and the fatality rate 68 per cent higher than the provincial average… Contrary to business mythology, the private sector doesn’t always do things better. Rather, it always does things to make a profit
Tags: disabilities, Health, ideology, privatization, standard of living
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Care, not profit, must come first in long-term-care homes
Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
It’s up to the government to set long-term-care standards that are high enough to ensure quality and dignified care for seniors and back it up with an enforcement system tough enough to ensure those standards are met… Ontario’s requirements for long-term-care homes, which are too lax already, aren’t even always followed… It’s time government held up its end of the bargain and ensured quality care in long-term care, no matter who owns the homes.
Tags: disabilities, housing, ideology, privatization, standard of living
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Canada needs a bold pro-growth strategy for both pandemic recovery and a successful future
Sunday, November 15th, 2020
… we need to remove the barriers that prevent some of our citizens from realizing their potential. This includes a stronger income-security framework and skills programs that are better aligned with labour market needs. Affordable and accessible child care that… can improve the participation of women in the labour force, and help close the gender pay gap. Greater workplace accessibility for disabled Canadians can also add workers. Improved integration of newcomers into the economy through better recognition of skills, education and qualifications can increase labour productivity…
Tags: disabilities, economy, Health, ideology, immigration, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, women
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