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Welfare Reform in New Zealand: Lessons for Ontario?
November 1, 2011 by
Welfare reform has been on the agenda in New Zealand for some time, with both the previous Labour-led and current, more conservative National-led government Continue Reading…
If you had a disability, would you be able to work?
January 18, 2012 by
If you had a disability, would you be able to work? It’s a tough question, and you might say that it depends on the severity of the disability. That’s Continue Reading…
Lessons from New Zealand: It’s not all about the money
January 19, 2012 by
One of the challenges of policy making is understanding the likely impact of following a particular course of action. Policy makers analyze policy proposals and Continue Reading…
Reviewing Social Assistance in Ontario
November 23, 2011 by
In 2010, the province the established Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario, led by Commissioners Francis Lankin and Munir A. Sheikh. The Continue Reading…
How the Social Assistance System Causes Poor Health
November 24, 2011 by
Income and health are inextricably linked. It is well documented that people with low income more likely to have poor health, whether measured by self-reported Continue Reading…
Building a Social Assistance System that Enables Good Health for All: Start from a Powerful Vision
November 29, 2011 by
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been blogging about the submission to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario that the Wellesley Continue Reading…
Can a basket of supports help to avoid poor health for people on social assistance?
December 7, 2011 by
My last blog about reforming social assistance in Ontario talked about building the vision of a health-enabling social assistance system. This was the Continue Reading…
Time to End the 3 Month OHIP Wait Period
December 13, 2011 by
We’ve blogged in the past about the unfair 3 month wait period that Ontario forces on new immigrants and Canadian citizens returning to the province; refugees Continue Reading…
Should social assistance help you to scrape by, or to get a good job?
January 3, 2012 by
Social assistance is about more than just providing enough money for people to survive. Social assistance should also work to ensure wider opportunities for Continue Reading…
