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Minimum wages: The small-town view
A lot of well-meaning people argue that businesses that can’t afford to pay a decent living wage shouldn’t be in business at all… But then I look around my small town, where so many local business owners – including the organic farms that sell us such tasty, wholesome, righteous food – are barely scraping by. They all want to reduce poverty and inequality. But raising the minimum wage won’t do that. It will only make their lives that much more precarious.
Tags: economy, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, poverty, standard of living
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The unspoken problem in Pikangikum
The question that needs asking is, how do you reconcile the right of Indigenous people to live on their ancestral lands with the undeniable fact that, in some remote, fly-in communities, there is no viable economy to support them? … Other communities in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), a loose organization of First Nations communities in Northern Ontario, have social problems too, including high suicide rates. But most are much smaller in size. And many have better, if still struggling, local economies.
Tags: economy, featured, Health, housing, Indigenous, mental Health, participation, poverty, youth
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Canada committed to improving mental health in Indigenous communities
Preventing suicide requires achieving social equity. We have already taken important steps by investing in key social determinants of health, such as housing, education and the environment. While these are first steps, our intent is to continue investing in all areas in pursuit of social equity… Promoting life and preventing suicide requires respect for Indigenous knowledge and practices…
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Covering drugs for young people isn’t the best way to fill gaps in health care
In an international health survey, about 11 per cent of Ontarians said they may not fill a drug prescription due to cost, but roughly three times that many say they skip dental services for that reason. Further, far too many young people end up in emergency rooms for severe mental health issues; others walk around with improper prescription eyeglasses or rely heavily on family caregivers for home support.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical, poverty, tax
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Temp agencies on rise as province seeks to protect vulnerable workers
It’s “like a huge warning bell to anyone who is concerned about (work) conditions and low wages and precariousness,” said Deena Ladd of the Toronto-based Workers’ Action Centre. “I think it’s a huge indication that corporations are shifting their responsibility to a third party for employment…” … “We seem to be growing into a society where agencies are proliferating, and these people are getting a little piece of everybody’s paycheques,” said Labour Minister Kevin Flynn
Tags: economy, featured, globalization, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, poverty, standard of living
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How severe, ongoing stress can affect a child’s brain
… researchers are discovering… that ongoing stress during early childhood — from grinding poverty, neglect, parents’ substance abuse and other adversity — can smolder beneath the skin, harming kids’ brains and other body systems. And research suggests that can lead to some of the major causes of death and disease in adulthood, including heart attacks and diabetes… pediatricians, mental health specialists, educators and community leaders are increasingly adopting what is called “trauma-informed” care.
Tags: child care, featured, Health, mental Health, poverty, youth
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