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What’s old is new again with the Ontario Budget
Funding per “eligible” student… will fall 7.5 per cent over the next three years… real per student provincial funding has been falling since 2008-09… By the end of the current planning horizon, it would be its lowest since the higher education system began its expansion in the 1960s… Ontario will remain in last place in operating funding per student compared to other Canadian provinces, and continue to have the highest student-to-faculty ratios in the country. We’re educating more students with less money than ever before.
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, standard of living, youth
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Canada needs an action plan to fight long-term youth unemployment
… the Broadbent Institute challenged large employers to contribute $670-million a year, matched by the federal government, to create an additional 186,000 paid-work or co-op positions lasting for three months. These would be targeted to long-term unemployed youth and postsecondary graduates unable to find work… Large corporations could create these positions by drawing on a tiny fraction (about 0.1 per cent) of surplus cash now sitting on their balance sheets. The federal government contribution would be used to help meet hiring costs for small business and not-for-profit employers.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, globalization, ideology, participation, standard of living, youth
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Income Inequality: The Big Split
Fourteen per cent of all income in Canada is now received by the top one per cent, up sharply from eight per cent in the 1980s. For every $1 increase in national earnings over the past 20 years, more than 30 cents have gone to the top one per cent… the majority of Canadian families with children under 18 would get no benefit at all from the Conservatives’ income splitting scheme – despite being the express target of the policy.
Tags: budget, ideology, standard of living, tax, women, youth
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Peter MacKay’s prostitution law a failure on all counts
When johns are targeted, prostitutes continue to take steps to avoid police detection; they are unable to screen clients and remain at risk of violence, abuse and HIV. Prohibition of the purchase of sex is as likely to violate sex workers’ rights of security in the eyes of the Supreme Court, as prohibition of the selling of sex… The government says it will spend $20-million to assist sex workers to leave the industry. But does Mr. MacKay seriously think this is going to reduce the number of women selling sex – or improve the lot of those who remain?
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology, rights, women, youth
Posted in Child & Family Policy Context | 1 Comment »
Canadian-born visible minority youth facing an unfair job future
One possible solution is to enact employment legislation requiring employers to take active measures to eliminate discrimination and to promote more inclusive hiring practices. Such legislation still covers federally regulated employers, but Ontario’s employment equity act was repealed in 1995 by the Harris government. We are storing up trouble if we fail to discuss how to promote employment equity when the labour force is becoming ever more diverse, and the fact of discrimination is apparent.
Tags: economy, immigration, multiculturalism, participation, standard of living, youth
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Ontario political parties don’t make the grade on higher education
The Liberal’s plan seems to be one of benign neglect, the NDP’s proposal does not go far enough and the PC’s proposals would lead to outright devastation of postsecondary funding… not a single party running in the Ontario election delivered a clear vision for the future for the postsecondary education sector… Ontario currently has the lowest per-student funding and the highest student-faculty ratio in the country.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, standard of living, youth
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Early diagnosis of autism can be crucial
… autism begins its development in the womb, a finding that should lead to earlier diagnosis. Since many children aren’t identified with autism until the age of four, the possibility of a much quicker diagnosis means they could get started on treatment that can improve their brain functioning. With one in 68 children now affected by autism, that’s very good news… A streamlined system and faster access to treatment is one of the issues that Ontario’s political leaders should be debating
Tags: child care, disabilities, Health, mental Health, youth
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University in Ontario is cheaper than you think
Over the last 20 years, university has become more affordable for all students. Meanwhile, tuition for low-income students has dropped to especially low, even negative, levels. The confusion over whether school is becoming less or more affordable stems from a misunderstanding of how to measure the cost. In particular, some fail to consider that the real cost of university is tuition minus grants — net tuition.
Tags: budget, ideology, standard of living, tax, youth
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There’s nothing ‘conservative’ about overstuffed classrooms
… when you have a child with “special” needs, you enter another universe. It’s not just about your child, but the kids you meet who have even greater challenges, and in many cases, whose parents cannot afford help. If those children had a fractured leg, they’d get treatment. A fractured mind, not so much… I still believe in personal responsibility. And that includes fiscal responsibility. But I don’t believe in governments making wrong-headed choices that cost more money in the long run. And that includes increasing class size in public schools.
Tags: budget, child care, disabilities, featured, ideology, mental Health, participation, standard of living, tax, youth
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For aboriginal women, an inquiry is the quickest route to the slowest
… affected aboriginal communities are more interested in action than more talk… Our police forces need to reallocate resources to meet this urgent need… a national action plan… is needed to enhance and better co-ordinate prevention efforts that focus on potential victims, as well as potential offenders… Legalized/decriminalized prostitution is opposed by many aboriginal women’s groups and would only make things worse.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, Indigenous, jurisdiction, mental Health, standard of living, women, youth
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