Posts Tagged ‘poverty’
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Harvesting freedom and sowing resistance: Migrant workers in Canada demand permanent immigration status
Workers… are being brought in from other parts of the world to do the jobs that no one wants to do, they are treated as sub-human and forced to return home, many times as injured bodies. There is nothing temporary about this program, as some workers have been working in them for as long as 25 or 30 years. We have to do better… introduce legislation which makes room for permanent status for all migrant workers.
Tags: economy, globalization, ideology, immigration, poverty, rights, standard of living
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Is incremental equality for First Nations Children compatible with reconciliation?
… the Canadian government is racially discriminating against 163,000 First Nations children and their families by providing flawed and inequitable child welfare services and failing to ensure equitable access to government services. When governments know better they should do better for kids, and this talk will discuss the history of the Canadian Government’s relationship with First Nations children and highlight the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling in the context of this value.
Tags: budget, featured, Health, housing, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, participation, poverty, rights, standard of living, youth
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Quebec better at keeping poor families afloat
The slashing of Ontario Works or disability benefits does indeed force parents into deeper poverty and can limit their chances to get their kids back if they have faced the deep misfortune of having them apprehended… Imagine what would take place if large numbers of Ontarians demanded a kinder and more just system of fair and stable employment, more affordable housing options and an affordable daycare system? The time for citizens to demand positive change is now.
Tags: child care, disabilities, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, poverty, youth
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Piling fines on the homeless makes no sense
The law was changed three years ago by the former Conservative government so that fines would be mandatory, rather than at the judge’s discretion. But in this case, Ontario Court Justice David Paciocco refused to play along. As Paciocco sensibly said, “The marginalization and pointless harassment of the impoverished disabled with mandatory surcharge levies is a cost that is too heavy to bear in order to remedy distrust of judicial discretion.” … Homelessness is a social issue, not a legal one. No fine or ticket can end crimes resulting from homelessness, addictions and mental illness.
Tags: disabilities, Health, homelessness, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, poverty
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Wages, poverty line
It is unfortunate that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejects a federal minimum wage increase as part of a poverty reduction strategy… He pits minimum wage increases against government expenditures on infrastructure and children’s benefits, as if they cannot occur simultaneously. What does Mr. Trudeau have against employers paying their share? Should not a full-time worker be guaranteed an income above the poverty line from her or his salary?
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, jurisdiction, poverty, standard of living
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It’s time trade tycoons address the dark reality of globalization
Acknowledging that modern free trade produces losers as well as winners allows us to start developing and implementing policies to moderate those downsides – and purposely share the upsides. This means actively managing trade flows, limiting beggar-thy-neighbour trade surpluses, supporting incomes for all workers, ensuring sensible and fair exchange rates, and actively fostering domestic investment in desirable, trade-intensive industries.
Tags: economy, featured, globalization, ideology, participation, pensions, poverty, standard of living
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Ontario minimum wage goes up by 15 cents: shopping spree?
$1.20 more a day or $6 more a week. The hike represents the second year of the Ontario government’s commitment to annually adjust the minimum wage to inflation… In comparison, the Alberta government is raising its minimum wage by $1 an hour on October 1, which will bring it up to $12.20, and it has committed to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by October 1, 2018.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, poverty, standard of living
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New indigenous court system could set precedents across the country
Imagine a legal system where the goal wasn’t punishment, but to “restore relationships and harmony in the community.” … a court system with that very purpose has been operating in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne since Aug. 12… the Justice Department is holding talks between the federal, Ontario and Quebec governments to draft a framework to recognize the new legal system… The court could set a good precedent for other indigenous communities and there is much that federal and provincial courts could learn from it.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, poverty, standard of living
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