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People care about the kind of city they live in: Toronto City Budget
January 18, 2012 by
Thanks to the powerful interventions of many groups and individuals across the city, Toronto has a municipal budget that preserves many critical programs and 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…
Rushed Policy Process Leaves No Opportunity For Due Diligence
July 28, 2011 by
While we understand the City’s fiscal pressures, the Wellesley Institute has concerns about the compressed nature of this year’s budget cycle. Typically, Continue Reading…
Residents Reference Panel on Household Income
November 6, 2011 by
The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott joined other urban experts at the Residents Reference Panel on Household Income Saturday afternoon. His Continue Reading…
"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
In an editorial in The Toronto Star online, Wellesley Institute's Rick Blickstead looks at the health implications of the proposed service cuts at the City of Continue Reading…
Toronto’s 2012 Budget: Issue Update, Reports and Resources
November 23, 2011 by
In our efforts to improve population health, the Wellesley Institute has been working alongside countless inviduals and organizations over the past few months Continue Reading…
‘Wealth equals health’: Canada’s doctors warn of growing health inequalities
August 13, 2012 by
Rising inequalities mean that Canada’s much loved national health care system is increasingly failing in its fundamental goal of good health for all, reports Continue Reading…
When do we talk about health? Ontario’s option paper needs to build a stronger vision of a health-enabling social assistance system
February 3, 2012 by
Today the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario released its much anticipated options paper. The paper sets out some interesting ideas and Continue Reading…
The Toronto 300 speak out on city's Core Services Review
August 11, 2011 by
The Wellesley Institute joined about 300 other organizations and individuals who offered expert views on the implications to the City of Toronto of significant Continue Reading…
