25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction     In this week’s eBulletin: Quote of the Week Ontario Auditor General’s Report Underlines Need for Social Assistance Reform Backgrounder: Just the Facts What Can You Do? TAKE ACTION Quote of the week “There are consequences when societies develop an underclass, demoralized and falling out of [...]

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Please follow directions at bottom of post to read each chapter. 311 Ontario Works Program- Chapter 3 Section 3.11 312 Social Housing -Chapter 23 Section 3.12 310 Ontario Research Fund -Chapter 3 Section 3.10 313 Teletriage Health Services - Chapter 3 Section 3.13 314  Unfunded Liability of the Work Place Safety &Insurance- Chapter 3.14 odsp chapter Ontario Disability Support Program- Chapter [...]

Peacock Fundraiser and Christmas Party in Support of our Local Musicians! “SOUL FUNCTION” These are GREAT MUSICIANS! OPEN JAM ZEMRA LOUNGE  778 St Clair Ave W 416 651 3123 Monday Dec 21, 2009 (Between Christie and Oakwood on St Clair W) Hey Folks! Come on out and support your great local musicians and Peacock Poverty at [...]

  Ontario Auditor General’s Report Underlines Need for Social Assistance Reform Source: Income Security Advocacy Centre Whether he meant to or not, the auditor general’s December 7th analysis of OW/ODSP let a dysfunctional social assistance system off the hook, instead laying blame with the people who have nowhere else to turn for basic support. The [...]

The Senate Subcommittee on Cities today released an important new report on combating poverty in Canada. The timing comes just two weeks after the House of Commons passed a motion for the federal government to develop a plan for the elimination of poverty in Canada. For the press release, executive summary and full report released today, [...]

Jan 2nd, 2010 Hello All! Hope your holiday was wonder-full! Hold on to the goodness you witness. It is good fuel. We publish Jan 8th-11th this month due to all the “business” and busy-ness of the season. This edition, our sixth month anniversary, is shaping up to be a good one! So many beautiful people and [...]

 WHO  is DAN DUFRESNE and WHAT is NCAP?           An interview with Cheryl Smith Dec 1/09  peacockpoverty.org   Daniel Dufresne has worked as a social activist on a voluntary basis for the past 10 years, co-founded the Alberta Coalition Against Poverty in Calgary in 2001 with the Calgary & District Labor Council and founded  Albertans Against Poverty in  2003 , which later became [...]

TTC Fare Hike? Hell NO! Make Transit Affordable! Public Action Against the Transit Fare Hikes Saturday, December 12th 1pm Toronto City Hall (Queen and Bay) $6 for ONE round trip on transit! This increase is outrageous and unacceptable. The need for the increase is being blamed on shortfalls & deficits. We cannot forget where these [...]

  The 17th Verse of the Tao te Ching LIVING AS AN ENLIGHTENED LEADER   With the greatest leader above them, people barely know one exists.   Next comes one whom they love and praise.   Next comes one whom they fear.   Next comes one whom they despise and defy.   When a leader [...]