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Tiny financial savings from cutting Toronto community grants comes with big potential cost
October 17, 2011 by
The Real Cost of City Cuts
November 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
In the City of Toronto’s drive to address the budget deficit, a number of proposals for service cuts have been brought forward. Unfortunately, many of the Continue Reading…
Neglected resolutions by the feds result in increased child poverty in Canada
November 29, 2011 by
Twenty-two years ago, a resolution was passed in the House of Commons to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. The federal government neglected to Continue Reading…
Building Better Budgets #Housing #TOBudget 2013
November 30, 2012 by
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…
Our working lives affect our health
December 9, 2010 by 2 Comments
Our working lives are an essential contributor to what keeps us healthy and what makes us sick. In this recent release, Work and Health: Exploring the impact of 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…
Will promise of riches overwhelm analysis of social and health impacts of proposed casino?
January 22, 2013 by
A casino will bring increased health and social costs for Toronto, warned two leading experts at a community forum hosted by the Wellesley Institute on Jan 22. 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…
A Better Budget for a Better City: Ideas for a healthy budget process in Toronto
August 23, 2012 by
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…
Wellesley Institute’s Deputation on the 2012 Toronto Budget
December 6, 2011 by
The Wellesley Institute has been working alongside countless inviduals and organizations over the past few months to inform budget-related decision-making at Continue Reading…
