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Special Diet Fight Hits the Courts
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Angela Browne
The right to eat well and stay healthy should not be a fight for thousands of Ontarians with medical conditions that live in poverty. But, that fight has just begun. more...
Ontario Job Losses Lead to Crisis
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Angela Browne
Mass job losses are leading to significant economic shifts in Ontario, putting more families into low paid unstable work or welfare, which is leading to a major crisis! more...
Transportation as a Poverty Issue
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Angela Browne
Urban sprawl and budget cuts to public transportation alternatives do more than harm the environment, says researcher. It can make income inequities far worse. more...
BC Welfare a Tangled Safety Net
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Angela Browne
Many think people on welfare should just get a job, and cutting welfare rates will encourage more people to work instead of live "on the dole". Not so, say researchers. more...
Missing the Mark in Child Poverty
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Angela Browne
In Ontario's otherwise positive measures to reduce child poverty, its Ontario Child Benefit will miss the mark for getting children of parents on welfare out of poverty. more...
Ontario Poverty Strategy Too Late
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Angela Browne
While the Ontario Government's child poverty-reduction strategy is a welcome initiative, community groups are concerned that the poorest of the poor will be left behind. more...
Ontario Government Targets Poverty
By: Angela Browne
In keeping with its re-election promise, the Ontario Government is consulting with the public on how to define and measure poverty, as well as how to reduce it. more...
Canada in the Post American World
By: Mark Weller
For years Canadian foreign policy has been based on Lester Pearson's assumptions of Canada as a middle power. Is it time for Canada to be considered a great power? more...
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Angela Browne
Employers, municipalities and businesses can plan now to prepare for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and reap the benefits earlier. more...
Why Does Ontario Need the AODA?
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Angela Browne
The AODA will force stakeholders to remove barriers by 2025. This proactive legislation will reduce the need to file complaints to enforce rights for Ontario's disabled. more...
Ontario to be Barrier Free by 2025
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Angela Browne
This is an article describing a unique vision and legislative process undertaken by the Ontario (Canada) government to improve accessibility to persons with disabilities. more...
Dr. Richard Heinzl, MSF-Canada
In: Canadian Affairs (general)
By: Catherine Tse
Dr. Richard Heinzl, founder of Médécins sans Frontièrs (MSF) Canada, talks about his first year in Cambodia, his new book, travel, and the future of health care. more...
In: Canadian Provincial Affairs
By: Michaela Ludwig
The Spirit of Alberta, the province's new cultural policy, reflects how Albertans define their culture and what is important to them spiritually, economically and more. more...
NAFTA Leak Damages Conservatives
In: Canadian Parties
By: Gareth Chantler
Obama and Clinton's politicking on NAFTA has damaged Stephen Harper's Conservatives but has also shown the Liberal party's electoral weakness. more...
