False, straight-line projections about future growth in health care spending are distracting Canadians from the real challenges facing our health care system. That’s the warning that Will Falk from the Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation delivered in a compelling op-ed piece in the Toronto Star.
Canada’s first conference for women and homelessness a success
By Susan Scott “Their time is up,” said the woman on the podium to thunderous applause. “All workers should be made to get three quotes on a bed with just one bus ticket – and in the rain.”
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Collective impact: Engaging big numbers on complex and dynamic social issues
The Wellesley Institute’s Rick Blickstead and Michael Shapcott joined almost 100 community leaders – including representatives from United Way in Toronto and the surrounding region, foundations and community organizations – for a day-long workshop on collective impact. Collective impact is process of engaging large numbers of groups – sometimes 100 or more – on complex […]
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Video: Community-Based Mapping Tools
The Wellesley Institute’s Dr. Nasim Haque presented at the Centre For City Ecology’s Power of Mapping conference on May 20, 2011. Here is some video of her presentation. The Power of Mapping – Community-Based Mapping Tools: Nasim Haque from Centre for City Ecology on Vimeo.
Sheila Block on labour market trends in Ontario and Toronto
3-Sheila_Block from Michael Thiessen on Vimeo.
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Sell-off of 900 TCHC homes: Facts and options
Toronto’s affordable housing waiting list hit an all-time record of 78,604 households in May, but that hasn’t stopped Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s one-man board Case Ootes from recommending the sell-off of up to 900 affordable TCHC homes. Ootes says there is no option but to cannibalize current TCHC stock to raise repair dollars, but this backgrounder […]
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Talking About Jobs in Ontario
Six months ago, Wellesley Institute, Atkinson Foundation and Metcalf Foundation first brought together thoughtful leaders, practitioners and scholars to envision, in a pragmatic and practical way, 21st century labour market policies for Ontario. What grew from these discussions were a clear set of labour market policy proposals focused on workforce development and labour market regulation. […]
Addressing Social Determinants of Health in a Complex World: Climate Change Adapatation and Equity
The roots of pervasive and damaging health inequities lie deep in fundamental structures of social inequality and exclusion such as income inequality, racism, precarious work, poor housing and homelessness, and inadequate access to health and social services. These social determinants are incredibly complex and dynamic, and policy directions have to be comprehensive and coordinated to address […]
Housing, homelessness and health the focus at national housing meeting
Close to 100 housing leaders and government officials from across Canada devoted day one of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association’s annual conference to an in-depth review of the links between housing, homelessness and health. The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott delivered the opening keynote, providing a survey of the latest evidence on the links between […]
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Connecting employment conditions and health inequalities
After the marathon Parliamentary debate on the back to work legislation for postal workers, it was interesting to come across this post from the Inequalities blog on the impact of unions on inequality.
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