This past week Wellesley Institute along with leading partner MASS LBP (thanks Peter MacLeod and staff), Metcalf Foundation (thanks Colette Murphy), and CCPA sponsored what became a cross-Canada lecture tour based on Richard Wilkinson’s bestseller, The Spirit Level, co-authored with Kate Pickett.
Archives for December 2010
The Annotated Good King Wenceslas: Traditional Lyrics, Modern Evidence
Take the traditional lyrics of a favourite seasonal carol and mix in contemporary info and you have the annotated Good King Wenceslas. The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott has built an evidentiary base to illuminate the traditional lyrics.
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Current Welfare Rules Create Perfect Trap: Powerful New Report
A powerful, new report from the National Council of Welfare shows that welfare can be harder to get today than 20 years ago. This means more people were forced into destitution to qualify for welfare in 2009, when the recession’s casualties were mounting. NCW Chairperson John Rook explained that the current set of welfare rules […]
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Vivacity One: UforChange Launches Its Week Of Graduation Celebrations
Amazing evening at UforChange at its Vivacity One showcase on Monday as the arts-based youth training and employment project launched a week-long celebration for its second cohort of graduates. Students were at the National Ballet School’s Currie Hall to showcase video, spoken word, improv, photography, website design and other great skills that they have honed […]
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Good research critically important to ending homelessness: Video interview
Good research is key to ending homelessness in Canada. It helps us understand the scale and scope of homelessness, design adequate and fully-funded housing policies and programs, set realistic targets and timelines and measure accountability for results. The research table must include people who have experienced homelessness. These are some of the observations by Michael Shapcott, the Wellesley Institute’s Director […]
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Growing Divide In Incomes Triggering Health Crisis: Latest Three Cities Research
Toronto’s 35-year income polarization trend is not only dividing the city into rich and poor neighbourhoods, but it is also triggering a city-wide health crisis. The latest Three Cities research from Prof David Hulchanski of the University of Toronto’s Cities Centre paints a devastating picture of growing segregation across the city. The report notes that […]
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Got The message? Income Inequality Causes Poor Health: Richard Wilkinson
The stunning new Three Cities research on growing income inequality in Toronto underscores the urgency of the message delivered by UK epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson during his recent Canadian tour: Inequality is bad for everyone. Poor health is a direct result of income inequality, says Wilkinson in an on-line interview that was conducted during his visit […]
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A Healthier Canada Comes From More Than Just Health Care
A new report released today by The Health Council of Canada calls on Canadian governments to broaden their approach to health beyond a single ministry, and instead work with all government departments to reduce health inequity. The report, entitled Stepping It Up: Moving the Focus from Health Care in Canada to a Healthier Canada, notes […]
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Remembering The Rupert Hotel Fire: Campaign For Safe, Healthy, Affordable Homes
A fire roared through the Rupert Hotel, a rundown rooming house in downtown Toronto’s east end, on December 23, 1989. When the rubble was cleared, ten bodies had been found, making it the worse rooming house fire in the history of Toronto. Every year, a group gathers at Queen and Parliament Streets to remember the […]
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Canada’s Non-profit Sector Tops $100 Billion In Economic Activity: Big And Growing Even Bigger
Canada’s non-profit sector – already the second largest in the world – now tops $100 billion in annual economic activity, according to the latest satellite account of non-profit institutions and voluntering, released this morning by Statistics Canada. The non-profit sector’s contribution to Canada’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 6% in 2008 – a faster rate of […]