As the fourth installment of the Big City Big Ideas lecture series, U of T’s Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) hosted a panel discussion Continue Reading…
Housing And Homelessness In Ontario’s Budget: 5 Things To Look For
April 24, 2013 by
The Ontario government has an opportunity in its next provincial budget to make a substantial down payment on a much-needed provincial affordable housing plan. Continue Reading…
Confronting Inequality In Ontario With A Public Service Budget
April 23, 2013 by
In yesterday’s speech, Finance Minister Sousa pledged to keep taxes at their current levels, and hold government spending growth to 1 percent. This was a Continue Reading…
Why We Need To Strengthen Toronto’s Fair Wage Policies
April 22, 2013 by
Read our submission to Executive Committee. Tomorrow, City Council’s executive committee will be considering proposals to strengthen the City’s fair Continue Reading…
Connecting the determinants of children’s well-being in Canada’s disappointing UNICEF ranking
April 11, 2013 by
A new report, Child well-being in rich countries: A comparative overview, was released yesterday by UNICEF. In a comparison of 29 advanced economy countries, Continue Reading…
Integrated Breast Cancer Care: Building Equity Into Innovation
April 10, 2013 by
A new breast cancer centre opened at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre last week, becoming the largest of its kind in Canada. The Louise Temerty Breast Cancer Continue Reading…
What’s the cost of cutting the land transfer tax by 10%?
April 9, 2013 by
Mayor Ford has asked city staff to provide a report to executive committee in early July on cutting the Municipal Land Transfer Tax by 10 percent. He stated Continue Reading…
Studying income inequality and its links to the austerity program
April 8, 2013 by
This month, the federal Finance Committee will begin studying income inequality following up on a motion that was passed in Parliament last year. The motion Continue Reading…
Driving Health Equity for Refugee and Immigrant Populations: Policy Actions Needed
April 4, 2013 by
I was speaking at a fascinating conference in Montreal. The seminar was reporting on the final stages of a comprehensive multi-site research project on the Continue Reading…
Rethinking Refugee Rights on Refugee Rights Day
April 4, 2013 by
April 4th is the anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in 1985: Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration. The Singh decision Continue Reading…
