There has been a great deal of discussion of community engagement in health planning in Ontario. Both the LHINs as they are beginning to plan out regional priorities and the Province as it is developing its new overall health strategy want to involve as many communities and individuals as possible….
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Reforming social assistance in Ontario: progress so far and an update
Recently, the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario announced that their report would be delayed until September. Since submitting our formal responses– one on how to build a social assistance system that enables health equity and the other a response to the Commission’s second discussion paper –…
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Ontario, Manitoba latest provinces to sign bilateral housing deals with feds
Ontario (June 9) and Manitoba (June 5) are the latest provinces to join the growing list that have signed new bilateral housing deals with the federal government. The federal government promised $1.9 billion in September of 2008 to extend three federal housing and homelessness programs that were set to expire….
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It’s time for trust and transparency
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ontario in 2020, it was an emergency. It was a poorly understood and potentially catastrophic threat and we accepted that governments needed the latitude to use all of their powers to help us survive. We generally went along with what was needed from us. We…
Inclusionary Housing Bill Passes Second Reading in Ontario Legislature
On Thursday, June 3, Bill 58, Planning Amendment Act (Enabling Municipalities to Require Inclusionary Housing), 2010 passed second reading in the Ontario legislature and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills. This bill was the same as one that was introduced in the Legislature last fall and…
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Pharmacare: Decreasing disparity between rich and poor
You may have read the evidence of the impact of being poor on health. But it really hits home when you see how poor access to health care affects someone you know. My uncle Daniel lives in Ontario and has long term health problems which have been made worse by…
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How the Social Assistance System Causes Poor Health
Income and health are inextricably linked. It is well documented that people with low income more likely to have poor health, whether measured by self-reported health, mental health, prevalence of chronic conditions, or many other indicators. In Ontario: Over three times as many people in the lowest income group report…
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A poverty-free Ontario needs effective poverty reduction legislation
…to the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Social Policy on the province’s draft anti-poverty law (Bill 152) includes recommendations for specific amendments, and suggestions for a provincial action plan to reduce inequities and inequalities, strengthen the third sector and provide practical support for low-income Ontarians. Download our submission here ….
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