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First Nations kids deserve the same protection as others
No parent or guardian in Canada should have the right to deny life-saving medical treatment to a child in their care. And First Nations parents are no exception. Aboriginal children deserve the same protection as any others. And the state has an interest in seeing that they get it.
Tags: child care, Health, ideology, Indigenous, multiculturalism, rights, youth
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46 CAS agencies, 46 standards of care for vulnerable children
The provincial government, which spends $1.5 billion annually funding children’s aid societies, has collected the information for decades but doesn’t use it to compare performance… “Why are senior executives not brought together in the same room to discuss what these numbers mean? Right now, we don’t have a firm grasp on what works, or even have agreement on desired outcomes. We can not even begin to have such discussions unless and until we start comparing data.”
Tags: budget, child care, crime prevention, featured, Indigenous, jurisdiction, multiculturalism, poverty, rights, standard of living, youth
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Chronic wait times persist for families coping with autism
… parents across the province, who hear the clock ticking as the critical period for therapy — when children’s young brains are most responsive — passes by. Chronic wait times persist in the face of damning reports over the past two years… In Durham, York and Simcoe regions, the average wait time last year was 39 months… most children weren’t starting therapy until they were age 7, long past the preschool period when it is most effective.
Tags: budget, child care, disabilities, Health, ideology, mental Health, standard of living, youth
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Supreme Court deals new blows to mandatory-sentencing rules
The government has passed dozens of mandatory minimum sentences for crimes related to guns, drugs and sex offences, limiting judges’ discretion to decide what fitting sentences are in individual cases. There has never been a presumption in Canadian law that minimum sentences are unconstitutional, but they were relatively unusual before 2006, when the Conservatives came to office… federal prison populations have reached record highs during a time of falling crime.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, Indigenous, rights, youth
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Ontario should ensure benefits of fundraising are shared with kids in poor schools
Education officials should… share the wealth by putting a reasonable limit on unfettered fundraising. Once they reached that level, affluent school supporters could continue raising money, but a percentage of the subsequent revenue would go into a fund to be shared by schools in poorer areas… engaged parents would still be encouraged to raise funds and… a good share of the money (perhaps 50 per cent) would flow to disadvantaged children who stand to benefit most from extracurricular activities.
Tags: ideology, multiculturalism, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Advocacy group calls for end to ‘streaming’ in Ontario high schools
… enrolling in applied math in Grade 9 means there’s almost no chance a teen will go to university, says a startling new report… The OECD, an international organization representing developed nations, has also repeatedly warned that offering applied-like courses leads to lower achievement, lower expectations of the students by teachers and, at times, a “low quality learning experience,” usually for students from less affluent homes.
Tags: ideology, participation, standard of living, youth
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Education prescription misses the mark
He clearly insists that the essential purpose of our educational system is to funnel our young people to the right place in the marketplace so they might “get an economic foothold.” Ironic perhaps, when one considers that this country’s private sector spends 40 per cent less than all other developed countries in employee training. It appears that corporate tax cuts of almost 50 per cent over the last 30 years still do not allow for such inane responsibilities. Better to co-opt the publicly funded educational system, so that eventually no training costs need be incurred in the private sector.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, rights, standard of living, youth
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Needed: Smart education spending in Ontario
In total, public school enrolment in Ontario dropped from 2.16 million in 2001-02 to 2.04 million in 2011-12, a 5.5 per cent decrease. Spending on public schools in Ontario increased 62.4 per cent… on a per student basis… 72 per cent, from $7,047 to $12,117. Yet dramatic increases in spending aren’t necessarily associated with increases in achievement.
Tags: budget, ideology, privatization, rights, standard of living, youth
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Ontario’s Employment Standards Act is in desperate need of reform
… more than 40 per cent of work in Ontario is now done “outside of standard, full-time, permanent employment with a single employer.” An increasing number of people now work part-time, or on contract, or are classed as “independent contractors” — designations that may allow employers to deprive them of basic gains such as overtime pay, benefits, regular work schedules, a modicum of job security, and a minimum wage.
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, participation, poverty, rights, standard of living, women, youth
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Bringing higher education into the 21st century
Coates makes four principal recommendations: Cut university enrolment by 25 to 30 per cent… Rethink the funding formula for post-secondary education… Be more open-minded about blue-collar jobs, community colleges and polytechnics… Don’t sit on the sidelines waiting for the government to provide job-ready workers. “It is crucial that we change our assumptions about the role business can and should play in upgrading the skills of Canada’s workforce.”
Tags: economy, ideology, participation, standard of living, youth
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