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‘They have failed us.’ Parents of kids with rare diseases feel let down by Ford government
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
Families needing revolutionary and expensive drugs to beat the symptoms of rare diseases like cystic fibrosis say Health Minister Christine Elliott has let them down after championing improved access to medications when the PCs were in opposition just a few years ago… Elliott said she has been trying to speed the federal and provincial approval processes for the drugs and to get them covered in Ontario… In 2014, Elliott said “we have to be able to find the money” to pay for such drugs by restructuring the health-care system.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, pharmaceutical, youth
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Governments have been under investing in youth for decades
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
Since 1976… Had public investments in younger Canadians kept pace with investments in retirees, governments would invest over $19 billion more per year on younger residents. That’s enough to pay for a national child-care program twice; or increase post-secondary spending by 50 per cent; or rapidly accelerate the national housing strategy in response to the growing gap between rents, home prices and young people’s earnings.
Tags: budget, child care, featured, Health, ideology, standard of living, youth
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Stable funding, strong universities: OCUFA makes recommendations for 2020 Ontario Budget
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
Public funding of universities in Ontario is at record low levels, while tuition fees are high, and faculty in the province are extremely concerned about the impact on the accessibility and quality of postsecondary education. After years of chronic underfunding of postsecondary education, now is the time to invest in the province’s universities… It is time for the Government of Ontario to invest in and protect postsecondary education in the province.
Tags: budget, ideology, jurisdiction, standard of living, youth
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E-learning in Ontario: Way of the future or an ineffective teaching model?
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
… the most important factor for student achievement is how well e-learning programs are designed, delivered and supported… Contrary to popular opinion, quality e-learning programs cost as much as or more than the traditional classroom model, because students require extra resources to do well… in Michigan, students taking virtual courses have both a teacher and a mentor.
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, youth
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To fight crime, Canada has to fight poverty, inequality and despair
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
Liberal politicians want to talk about locking up guns and Conservatives want to talk about locking up people… both approaches are reasonable. But they are narrow in focus. They’re designed to appeal to each party’s base, and as such do not come close to addressing the complex issues behind gun and gang violence… How hard is it for politicians to understand that the most effective policies for reducing youth violence are ones that cut poverty
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
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How many teachers is your school set to lose? Calculate it here.
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
As the Ontario government continues to promote educational reforms that increase class size, reduce course selection, underfund special needs and implement mandatory e-learning, I wanted to share with you some resources that help demonstrate the impact of these changes on our kids’ classrooms.
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, standard of living, youth
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On gangs and guns, politicians are missing the point
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
History has taught us that this is not just a policing issue, or just a gun issue, or just a crime issue. It’s all of these, and a lot more. It’s not something that can be fixed by spending more money on a narrow set of priorities, or by talking tough at a news conference… They need long-term, considered help, not grandiose political posturing
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, poverty, standard of living, youth
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If Doug Ford’s government gets its way, Ontario risks losing its educational edge
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
… provincial laws in Ontario restrict teachers’ legitimate concerns – what they can protest about, or bargain for – to issues of salary, benefits and working conditions. Teachers are expressly prohibited from negotiating on issues of policy (for example, curriculum), even while policies may be serious issues of concern to them… the factors that allow teachers to teach well, and to know it, are the same factors that support student learning.
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, youth
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Children and teens might hide their mental-health struggles. But adults can’t look away
Saturday, January 25th, 2020
… bullying; verbal, physical and sexual abuse; poverty; family violence; parental illness; and more recently, excessive exposure to social media, can all contribute to poorer mental-health outcomes in children. Despite… the progress we’ve made as a society to destigmatize mental illness, many children and teens continue to hide their distress from their families and peers because they feel either ashamed or that they can sort it out themselves.
Tags: disabilities, mental Health, youth
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Why performance-based funding for universities is not the answer
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
Universities do not control the labour market and governments are poor at predicting future labour market needs… the key to navigating such a future is to remain flexible and fluid… in order to remain consistent in their quality offerings, universities require predictable funding. Keeping universities in a perpetual state of uncertainty will only limit, not enhance, their ability to offer innovative programs that build on their traditional strengths.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, jurisdiction, youth
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