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Reforming social assistance in Ontario: progress so far and an update
June 18, 2012 by
Recently, the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario announced that their report would be delayed until September. Since submitting our Continue Reading…
Why Toronto’s rich and poor are hospitalized for different reasons, and what we can do about this
June 7, 2012 by
Earlier this week, the Centre for Research on Inner City Health released a report linking patient incomes to types of admissions to hospitals in the Toronto Continue Reading…
Bill 77 – Fairness for Employees Act: A submission to the standing committee on regulation and private bills
June 7, 2012 by
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…
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…
Wilkinson says that equality is still better for everyone, and it’s time to act
May 4, 2012 by
Many of us today at the Wellesley Institute were fortunate to catch Richard Wilkinson’s lecture, courtesy of MASS LBP and the Dalla Lana School of Public Continue Reading…
Community-Based Perspectives on the Political Economy of Immigrant Health
May 2, 2012 by
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…
Migrant workers, two-tiered employment, and health inequities
May 2, 2012 by
The federal government has introduced changes to rules governing temporary foreign workers, speeding up the process, and allowing these workers to be paid Continue Reading…
The “New Age” of Austerity
April 25, 2012 by
Austerity is bad for our health: Gender and distributional impacts of the Drummond recommendations. Continue Reading…
Small steps are good, but services, jobs and equality are best for all
April 23, 2012 by
This afternoon an agreement was reached on the Ontario budget. Three major changes have been made: the introduction of a temporary increase in taxes for Continue Reading…
