The Options Paper from the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario has been released. You can find the paper, entitled “Approaches for Reform”, here: http://www.socialassistancereview.ca/commission-publications.

A message from the Commissioners is here: http://www.socialassistancereview.ca/a-message-from-the-commissioners. You will also be interested to review “What We Heard”, which is the summary of discussions that took place [...]

Thriving in Toronto on Ontario Disability Supports : Ten Hints
By Cheryl Smith
TORONTO, Ontario– So you’re single, middle-aged, disabled, and you live alone in
one of the most expensive cities in Canada: Toronto. Ontario Disability Supports
Program will graciously provide you with between $942.00 and $1399.00 monthly
depending on “special needs” and your ability to prove them.
Housed in the [...]

The rich get richer and the homeless get fined
by Stephen Gaetz
November 10, 2011

Homelessness continues to be a visible problem in most Canadian cities.  I would say most Canadians, when they think about how we respond to homelessness, would consider emergency shelters, drop-ins and soup kitchens – charitable programs set up to shelter [...]

This report is also available in PDF format.
Recommendations for an Ontario Income Security Review
May 2010
Table of Contents
The Social Assistance Review Advisory Council
Letter of transmittal
Executive Summary
Recommended Terms of Reference

Scope of the Ontario Income Secuirty Review
Key Strategies to Guide the Ontario Income Security Review
Measurable Outcomes
The Review Process
Why Ontario Needs an Income Security Review
Introduction
From Social [...]

Ontario Election 2011 – Endorse 25 in 5 network’s Call to Action 1

Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)

Friday, September 2, 2011 7:46:43 AM

Ontario Election 2011 – Endorse 25 in 5 network’s Call to Action
On behalf of the 25 in 5 Steering Committee, ISAC is requesting your endorsement for the attached Call to Action, an open letter [...]

For Immediate Release: August 19th, 2011
Contacts:
Lynne Bernabei or Andrea Loveless
Bernabei & Wachtel, PLLC
202-745-1942
Rae Abileah
rae@codepink.org
Jodie Evans
CODEPINK
310-621-5636
jodie@codepink.org
PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATOR FILES SUIT AGAINST ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BINYAMIN NETANYAHU’S SUPPORTERS WHO PHYSICALLY ATTACKED HER IN THE HOUSE GALLERY
Rae Abileah, a peaceful demonstrator who was physically attacked and injured on May 24, 2011, while protesting the [...]

To our national network of donors, colleagues and other interested individuals, we warmly invite you to attend Get Up, Stand Up: An Evening of Insight and Inspiration – September 29, Kailash Mital Theatre, Southam Hall, Carleton University, Ottawa) – poster attached. This is the first of two back-to-back events helping to [...]

Poverty Village @ Brantford’s 2012 International Village Festival by Paul Fitzgerald
Pic caption “I’d rather beg than steal” ( from the Sharing the Burden exhibit)
The International Villages Festival is one of the City of Brantford’s main events that draw visitors from outside the municipality while encouraging citizens of Brantford and Area to participate in this unique [...]

On the Job with a Member of Parliament
Members of Parliament describe their role in a variety of ways.
“I am first and foremost a representative of the people and accountable to those who elected me,” one MP says. Others may see themselves as working for the common good of all Canadians, or perhaps [...]

Here’s the final issue of the rabble rouser weekly election flyer:
* http://rabble.ca/sites/rabble/files/rouser_issue4_2011.pdf
The last issue features:
- Harper: ‘Sans moi le deluge’ (by James Laxer)
- Why food is an election issue (by Anna Paskal)
- Democracy comic (from Michael Nabert)
- article excerpts from Alheli Picazo, Sarah Cooper and Lewis Rifkind
While the election hangs in the balance over the [...]