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Community Health Impacts Of A Toronto Casino

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The Wellesley Institute deputed to the Board of Health in November 2012 about the population health impacts of problem gambling. Our health equity impact assessment of the proposal to build a casino in the GTA and found that a casino would likely result in poorer health for those living in poverty, seniors, new Canadians, and […]

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Casinos And Your Health Flip Sheet

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While much attention has been given to the potential economic and social costs the construction of a casino could have on the City of Toronto, health issues surrounding gambling have played only a minor role in the ongoing casino debate. This flip sheet provides key facts on the health implications of gambling and casinos as […]

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The Real Cost Of Casinos: A Health Equity Impact Assessment

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Over recent months, there has been much conversation about the possibility of a casino being built in the City of Toronto. The debate has largely focused on the potential of a casino to provide a new revenue stream for the city and the casino’s possible social costs. The potential health and health equity impacts of […]

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.