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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…
Time for Ontario to make some tough choices: poverty and inequality are not inevitable
December 4, 2012 by
In 2008, the Ontario government committed to reduce child poverty by 25 percent in 5 years. 2013 marks the final year in the province’s first Poverty Continue Reading…
Is Halloween candy really what’s scaring you?
October 31, 2012 by
This Halloween, Ontario’s doctors are suggesting that we scare kids – and parents – by putting gruesome images on their candy. Similar to anti-smoking Continue Reading…
Important progress toward a health-enabling social assistance system, but more work is required
October 24, 2012 by
The release today of the final report of the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario recommends a number of important steps toward improving Continue Reading…
News on social assistance expected… Watch this space!
September 25, 2012 by
We have received word that the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario will be reporting to the government next week (*see update below). The 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…
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…
Freezing welfare: The wrong decision at the wrong time
March 26, 2012 by
Yesterday, in advance of the Ontario 2012 Budget, Premier McGuinty announced that social assistance rates will be frozen for a year and that the scheduled $200 Continue Reading…
Building a health-enabling social assistance system: Our latest submission to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance
March 19, 2012 by
Over the last year, the Wellesley Institute has been working with community and health sector partners to provide expert advice on how to build a Continue Reading…
