Goodbye, thank you, and perhaps hello again Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Wellesley Institute, After over a decade as the Wellesley Institute’s CEO, I have decided to accept a position with another organization. It has been a very difficult decision as the growth, trials and tribulations, collaborative partnerships, and numerous successes of both our organization […]
Ontario Government: Improve SROI With Strategic Investments In Innovation, Housing And Health
The Wellesley Institute calls on the Ontario government to take a multi-sectoral 10-year approach to maximizing its social return on investment. In a 15-minute presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs of the Ontario Legislature (see the official Committee transcript) on Monday, February 1, Rick Blickstead outlined three major recommendations for strategic investment. […]
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Ontario budget 2009: Battered social infrastructure gets little relief
Ontario’s critically important social infrastructure is taking a battering in the current recession, but the 2009 provincial budget offers almost no relief. Community-based health, social services and housing providers are on the front lines in delivering the practical and basic supports that people who are suffering the most in the current recession desperately need. Community […]
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Chief Medical Officer of Health Annual Report to the Legislative Assembly
The first annual report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health to the Legislative Assembly has just been released. Dr. Sheela Basrur provides a concise diagnosis of the state of the public health system in Ontario and its capacity to respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases and other public health threats.
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