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…
Gene Lara: community champion, dedicated mother and grandmother
April 3, 2013 by
From her home in the Philippines to a new life in Saskatchewan to the inner city of Toronto, Gene Lara will be remembered as a community champion who was not Continue Reading…
Austerity Is Not Only A “Dangerous Idea,” It’s Bad For Our Health
March 28, 2013 by
Austerity is bad for our health, and many, like Mark Blyth, say that it's a “dangerous idea.” Mark Blyth, author of Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Continue Reading…
Time for Ontario to take leadership on housing and homelessness: 2013 pre-budget submission
March 22, 2013 by
The Ontario government should take leadership on housing and homelessness: That's the key recommendation from the Wellesley Institute's 2013 pre-budget Continue Reading…
The Role of Physicians in Advancing Health Equity
March 22, 2013 by
A recent report by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Physicians and Health Equity: Opportunities in Practice, argues that physicians can and have been Continue Reading…
First glance: 2013 federal budget extends housing and homelessness programs
March 22, 2013 by
Thursday's federal budget includes three specific measures on housing and homelessness: A renewal of the national homelessness strategy and the affordable Continue Reading…
What the Health Sector Can Do To Reduce Health Inequities
March 18, 2013 by
The Institute of Health Equity in London, led by Sir Michael Marmot, has published a major report on what the health sector can do to address health inequities Continue Reading…
Time for independent review of Toronto homeless services
March 18, 2013 by
Toronto needs an thorough review of the capacity and adequacy of the city's homeless shelters and services, according to a submission from the Wellesley Continue Reading…
Good news for TCHC tenants and all of Toronto: Refinancing deal yields big gains
March 15, 2013 by
Toronto City Council's Executive Committee will consider a detailed financing plan at its March 20, 2013, meeting to generate $94 million in funding as part of Continue Reading…
How much OLG money is enough to harm the health and well-being of Torontonians?
March 15, 2013 by
News emerged today that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is promising a special deal to provide Toronto with a larger slice of the proceeds if a Continue Reading…
