ONIWG raises alarm bells over cuts

April 19, 2019

The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) has released a statement raising the alarm bells over the 30% cut to Legal Aid Ontario in last week’s provincial budget, and in particular the serious threat it poses to community legal clinics .…

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Calling for a commitment to justice

April 17, 2019

The size and scope of cuts to legal aid funding announced in last week’s provincial Budget were a blow to equitable access to justice for Ontario’s most vulnerable populations. Cuts of almost 30% (a reduced allocation to Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) of…

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Sharing lessons on the legacy of asbestos

April 9, 2019

A delegation from Casale Monferrato, the small Italian town devastated by high rates of mesothelioma and related disease after occupational and environmental exposure to asbestos, yesterday began its week-long visit to Ontario. The group, which includes oncologists, a civic politician, educators and…

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From the House floor

March 28, 2019

On Monday Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell rose in the Legislative Assembly to present a petition and to address how principles underlying Ontario’s workers’ compensation system are being eroded. Her comments focused on the recent 30% cuts to employers’ premiums all while,…

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