Posts Tagged ‘rights’
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New parental-leave benefit inches us ever closer toward gender equality
Monday, April 1st, 2019
… women who take a longer maternity leave are seen as less committed to their jobs by co-workers and managers. This is a foundational fact in the chronic underrepresentation of women in upper management. Reducing mothers’ time away from work by shifting more child-care responsibilities on to fathers could play a major role in correcting this problem.
Tags: budget, child care, economy, ideology, participation, rights, women
Posted in Child & Family Policy Context | No Comments »
Canada, U.S. move to redraft border treaty to cut flow of asylum seekers
Monday, April 1st, 2019
… those who cross between border stations have the right to make a refugee claim. Canada wants this changed so most people coming from the United States – at any point along the border – can be immediately deported. The idea behind the treaty is that refugees do not face a risk of persecution in the United States, so it is safe for them to apply for asylum there
Tags: immigration, rights
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New Zealand’s gun ban shows the way. Will Canada be as bold?
Saturday, March 23rd, 2019
Will Canada be as brave as New Zealand, and ban the types of guns that facilitate mass killing of humans? It would take an enormous act of political will. It would take a critical mass of people of to advocate against the weapons. It would involve standing up to the country’s vocal gun lobby… before the next tragedy has people sending their thoughts and prayers. It can be done. New Zealand has shown the way.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, rights
Posted in Child & Family Policy Context | No Comments »
Why is Doug Ford so mean to children?
Friday, March 22nd, 2019
According to Thompson, larger class sizes will build “confidence and resiliency” in children who must learn to cope in “the world of work.” This despite solid research showing that kids build resiliency through positive and stable relationships. As a result, Twitter erupted with mocking posts using the hashtag #moreresilient. She’s only repeating the lessons being taught in caucus.
Tags: budget, ideology, rights, standard of living, tax, youth
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What Canadians need to know about the SNC-Lavalin affair
Friday, March 22nd, 2019
It is important to remind Canadians that the justice committee is not a court. We are neither a tryer of fact or a jury… We need to formulate clear rules as to appropriate interactions with the attorney-general as relates to prosecutions and remediation agreement considerations.
Tags: crime prevention, rights
Posted in Governance Debates | No Comments »
We should ban cellphones from classrooms. The research backs that up
Thursday, March 21st, 2019
Our most effective teachers, though, have adopted coping strategies and already utilize some form of check-in and check-out system for devices. The Ontario government’s initiative is more about helping to re-establish purposeful, productive classrooms for the majority of teachers as well as those students struggling in our schools… Classrooms will simply be better places for learning without the constant and distracting presence of the devices.
Tags: rights, youth
Posted in Education Debates | No Comments »
Employment changes would mean working more and earning less overtime pay
Sunday, March 17th, 2019
The key changes proposed by the PCs concern ministry of labour oversight of excess hours of work and overtime averaging agreements, and could result in many Ontarians working more hours and earning less overtime pay… An inevitable result will be the proliferation of overtime averaging agreements in workplaces where no justifying circumstances are present, and employers are simply seeking to cut costs at their employees’ expense. Employees are typically told to sign these agreements at their time of hire, and overwhelmingly do so for fear of being passed up for a candidate who will.
Tags: ideology, rights, standard of living
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SNC-Lavalin is a sideshow to the real Wilson-Raybould issue
Saturday, March 16th, 2019
We should all stop simpering, shut down the Indigenous grievance racket, devise a serious reform policy and stop acting like pathetic apologists for the brave and good people who built this country, the Aboriginal people first among them… The natives have entirely legitimate grievances and we have to address them, but not by throwing money at undemocratic leaders and accepting the blood libel that we are the descendants of barbarians.
Tags: budget, ideology, Indigenous, rights
Posted in Governance Debates | No Comments »
Ontario to look into school exclusions of children with autism
Thursday, March 14th, 2019
… families with children in many parts of the country who have intellectual and developmental disabilities are increasingly being asked to pick up children early, start their school day later or keep them home for an indefinite period because of behavioural issues… the Ontario Autism Coalition, which advocates for families, have been calling on the government to hold public discussions on possible legislation and policy changes surrounding exclusions of special-needs students with behavioural issues.
Tags: disabilities, ideology, mental Health, participation, rights
Posted in Education Policy Context | 1 Comment »
Ford government must fulfill Ontario’s promise to people with disabilities
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
As it stands, 1.9 million Ontarians with disabilities are receiving the message that “you don’t belong here”… That should be viewed as a violation of both human and civil rights… investing in accessibility is both the right thing to do and also provides social and economic benefits for everyone, including the province’s increasing numbers of seniors… It’s time the government listened and acted.
Tags: disabilities, housing, ideology, participation, rights, standard of living
Posted in Inclusion Debates | No Comments »
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