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Here’s the downside to the sharing economy
An explosion of technology platforms is joining the buyers and sellers of goods and services in new electronic marketplaces… “Technology-enabled marketplaces” may be a better characterization of the trend. Much of the labour market is morphing into freelance or gigs… Workers increasingly are juggling two, three or more casual jobs. Exhaustion and stress take their toll on health as the working day gets longer and precious family time erodes.
Tags: economy, ideology, participation, standard of living, youth
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Here’s why the EI system is not working and what can be done
In the mid 1990s, the federal government shifted from a ‘weeks’ system to an ‘hours’ system, and at the same time they basically tripled the number of hours you needed to work in order to qualify… The second significant development is the rise in the number of self-employed and contract workers which make up the labour force… We’ve got people that are having trouble breaking into the labour market and we’ve got a bunch of workers that have paid into EI that aren’t being covered
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, participation, poverty, rights, youth
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The link between culture and health is vital for First Nations
Epidemics of obesity, diabetes, infectious diseases and suicide that plague First Nation children across Canada are complex and multi-faceted. Yet government solutions often focus on simplistic bio-medical approaches — when they address the crises at all — and too often ignore the cultural strategies proposed by indigenous leaders themselves, which address indigenous relationships with language, tradition and land.
Tags: Health, Indigenous, jurisdiction, mental Health, standard of living, youth
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Want to address gun crime? Tackle root causes
Bigger police budgets won’t solve the alarming rise in shooting deaths in Toronto… The people who carry guns do so, almost invariably, as part of the illegal drug trade… the vast majority of the participants in the illegal drug trade at its most violent street level come from desperately impoverished backgrounds. These, then, are the two causes of gun violence: illegal drugs and poverty.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, ideology, participation, poverty, youth
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Indigenous children bear brunt of poverty
… better tracking of the data; improving income supports; bolstering employment opportunities, and implementing long-term solutions. That last recommendation is the key to ending the shameful neglect. The long road out of poverty and despair begins with reconciliation and self-government, and, in the words of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, “unlocking the potential of First Nations to improve the lives of their own citizens, including their children.”
Tags: economy, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Ontario vows to overhaul child protection system
The new report, written by three government-appointed experts, describes a muddled system where the government loses track of children taken into care, has no minimum qualifications for caregivers and allows a growing number of kids “with complex special needs” to be placed in unlicensed programs… The report, called Because Young People Matter, lays responsibility for the troubled system squarely at the doorstep of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, noting it failed to put province-wide standards and mechanisms in place to ensure children receive high-quality care.
Tags: child care, crime prevention, disabilities, featured, Health, housing, ideology, mental Health, rights, standard of living, youth
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Shameful Neglect Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada
This report calculates child poverty rates in Canada, and includes the rates on reserves and in territories—something never before examined. The report also disaggregates the statistics and identifies three tiers of poverty for children in Canada, finding the worst poverty experienced by status First Nation children (51%, rising to 60% for children on reserve)… The authors… recommend a poverty reduction plan for reserves that would: report poverty rates on reserves and in the territories; improve direct income support; improve employment prospects on reserves; and begin to implement longer-term solutions.
Tags: featured, Indigenous, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Native child welfare, yes; judicial overstretch, no
… it is for the government’s budget to allocate spending, if the House of Commons approves it. That is a fundamental convention of the unwritten constitution, going back for many centuries… But last week, the CHRT said that the government hadn’t done enough to fulfill the tribunal’s remedial order. The CHRT is not a court, and its 15 members are not judges. They are appointed for fixed terms, and have a history of pushing and ever torquing the boundaries of human rights law.
Tags: budget, child care, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, rights, standard of living, youth
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Opioid epidemic requires national response
The opioid epidemic sweeping across the country is affecting people from all walks of life — the young and the old, the wealthy and the homeless… Thus far, some Canadian provinces have acted in an isolated fashion to stem this public health crisis, but as the death toll continues to rise, the time for a national response is now… addictions… must be thought of as mental health issues, rather than issues of personal responsibility, crime and blame.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, standard of living, youth
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Make ‘Katelynn’s Principle’ part of Ontario law
Now, seven and a half years after she was beaten to death by her legal guardians, a coroner’s jury has recommended that children in the child welfare system be placed at the centre of any investigation and should be consulted in any crucial decisions about their care… The coroner’s jury made 173 recommendations on Friday, most of them involving more specific measures such as better training for child protection workers and better information-sharing.
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