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Why Canada needs a new alcohol strategy
… health-prevention strategies relating to alcohol are mostly absent in Canada … CAMH and a coalition of health organizations issued a new call for an alcohol strategy in Ontario, ahead of the province’s plans to make beer more accessible in grocery stores. Some of their proposed solutions include responsible pricing, limits on where alcohol is sold and restrictions on advertising…
Tags: Health, ideology, mental Health, standard of living, youth
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New support for teens in foster care is a smart move
Under smart and long-overdue policy changes, funding to foster families will continue until Crown wards who are still in high school turn 21.
That is good news for the 3,400 young people between 18 and 21 who could be eligible for the extra support. They are often still in high school when they reach 18 because of the emotional and physical disruptions they have faced in their lives.
Tags: budget, child care, homelessness, ideology, mental Health, standard of living, youth
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5 reasons we can’t ignore Indigenous families and children this election
Half of all First Nations children in Canada live in poverty… Indigenous children trail the rest of Canada’s children on practically every measure of well-being: family income, educational attainment, poor water quality, infant mortality, health, suicide, crowding and homelessness… There have been no real increases in funding for social programs on reserves since 1996… A billion dollars would lift all Indigenous children out of poverty
Tags: budget, featured, Health, housing, Indigenous, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Should eye exams be mandatory for school-age kids?
… if professionals are so clear on the need, why aren’t kids getting eye exams in Canada? The CAO believes the costs associated with eyeglasses can be a barrier for many families – and many parents are simply unaware that eye examination for children is both recommended and free in most provinces (covered by the publicly funded health system)… Ontario has recently joined six other provinces in offering a program that is financed by both public and private purses. The Eye See…Eye Learn program
Tags: disabilities, Health, ideology, standard of living, youth
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Two new reports highlight Ontario’s rising tuition fees
According to Statistics Canada, average undergraduate tuition fees in Ontario are now $7,868, the highest in Canada. The Canadian average without Ontario is $5,178. In addition, fees in Ontario went up 4.0 per cent between 2014-15 and 2015-16, compared to a 3.2 per cent increase nationally… As OCUFA reported this past February, tuition fees surpassed public funding as a source of university revenue in Ontario for the first time this year.
Tags: budget, ideology, privatization, youth
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Ontario tuition high, but still affordable
… tuition in Ontario might appear higher than other jurisdictions, [but] it’s critical to consider the supports students receive to offset the cost of tuition through one of the most progressive and robust student assistance programs in Canada. Our government issued around $1.3 billion in grants and loans last year, and 70 per cent of that assistance was money that students won’t have to repay… Ontario undergraduate students graduate with the third lowest public and private debt.
Tags: budget, ideology, standard of living, youth
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The Refugees: Canada’s Opportunity of the Century
… the new refugees have arrived with exquisite timing… We should have our own immigration officials on the platform of the Munich train station, elbowing the Germans out of the way while we pitch every trainload of refugees on the attractions of Canada… Canadians born in the 1950s will be around until the 2040s or even later… Who’s going to support them, if not a young generation of smart, hard-working young Canadians from the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa?
Tags: economy, globalization, immigration, youth
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Reconciliation begins by closing the graduation gap
Put simply, postsecondary education (PSE) matters for addressing income inequality and fulfilling economic potential for aboriginal Canadians, making all of Canada better off. But despite growing numbers of First Nations, Inuit and Metis university graduates, the gap with the rest of the population continues to grow… Curricula, programs and the full range of university services must better promote and respect indigenous knowledge, experiences and world views so all students may learn and benefit from exchange and understanding.
Tags: Indigenous, participation, poverty, rights, standard of living, youth
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Why isn’t Ottawa helping to get out the youth vote?
Until recently, Elections Canada was empowered by the Canada Elections Act to address the issue of lower turnout among young voters through advertising and other promotional campaigns. But last year’s Fair Elections Act bewilderingly stripped the body of that power… Those who view this issue as one of personal responsibility forget that low voter turnout among youth is rooted in a mix of political, cultural, technological, and economic influences. It should not be characterized as an individual shortcoming, but as a sociological problem – one the government is best placed to fix.
Tags: ideology, participation, rights, standard of living, youth
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