Recent changes in federal immigration policy will increase the number of undocumented workers in Toronto. Undocumented workers face extreme health risks. These Continue Reading…
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Recent changes in federal immigration policy will increase the number of undocumented workers in Toronto. Undocumented workers face extreme health risks. These Continue Reading…
The City of Toronto’s Shelter, Support and Housing is set to take a massive $128 million cut in housing and homelessness investments in the draft 2013 budget Continue Reading…
There are longer-term health and social costs to cuts in services, but modest tax increases can prevent further cuts and preserve the services that Torontonians Continue Reading…
The places in which we live, work, and play affect our health. Neighbourhoods that have options for active transportation like walking and cycling, Continue Reading…
Toronto's 2013 budget can build up our city or tear it down. This report will support conversations about concrete steps we can take in the 2013 municipal Continue Reading…
Budget decisions have a profound impact on our daily lives. From garbage collection, to public transit, to the safety of our neighbourhoods budgets are at the Continue Reading…
Addressing increased inequality in Ontario is a major public policy challenge. No one policy intervention on its own will be sufficient. Increasing access to Continue Reading…
Immigration is a prominent issue in Canada’s political landscape. Clarifying the political economy of immigrant health will bring us closer to understanding Continue Reading…
Austerity is bad for our health: Gender and distributional impacts of the Drummond recommendations. Continue Reading…
Although a good, affordable home is one of the most important social determinants of health and investing in housing not only takes pressure off of the health Continue Reading…
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