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"All Cuts Aren't Created Equal": Wellesley Weighs In On the Core Service Review with an Editorial in The Toronto Star
July 30, 2011 by
3 Ways To Improve Neighbourhood Health in Toronto’s 2013 Budget
October 16, 2012 by
Exercising Good Policy: Increasing Access to Recreation in Toronto’s 2013 Budget, a new report by the Wellesley Institute, says we can make changes to the Continue Reading…
A Better Budget for A Better City: What Ford can learn from Nenshi
August 27, 2012 by
The whole city has cause to reflect after last year's budget process. From the Core Service Review to the all-night-meetings and subsequent cuts and ill-thought Continue Reading…
A post-election discussion on jobs and the economy
October 19, 2011 by
The 2011 provincial election has resulted in a more complex and potentially promising landscape for advocates. It has been more than twenty-five years since Continue Reading…
A Universal Approach to Recreation Access Will Benefit Everyone
November 12, 2012 by
The City of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation division released Toronto’s first Service Plan for Recreation on November 7th. The service plan will Continue Reading…
A Vote For Health: Toronto Budget Vote Quickly Approaching
January 10, 2013 by
The Toronto City Budget vote is approaching fast. January 15th is just around the corner and we can all envision a better and healthier Toronto. But let's hope Continue Reading…
City Building at Whose Expense? Planning for equity
July 11, 2011 by
City planning is a complex and multi faceted undertaking that requires much collaboration between public and private stakeholders - it is an opportunity for Continue Reading…
Expanding Toronto’s Priority Centres Means Better Health
November 16, 2012 by
The City’s Community Recreation and Development Committee’s endorsement of a plan to expand the number of priority centres is great news for Torontonians. Continue Reading…
Housing + income + food = health: Wellesley Institute submission to UN food expert
May 9, 2012 by
Housing, income, food and health are all strongly linked. It is important to understand the interconnections, the vicious and virtuous cycles that feed each Continue Reading…
Is your life 31 percent better than it was in 1994? Analyzing the Canadian Index of Well-Being
October 20, 2011 by
Since the 1940s, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been the primary measure for how economies are performing. The trouble is that GDP is a blunt instrument. GDP Continue Reading…
