How to reduce poverty?

January 21, 2020

December 2019 the Ontario government announced a consultation on the next five-year Poverty Reduction Strategy. According to Ministry figures, one in seven Ontarians live in poverty. Several recent reports provide a closer look at the social and economic dimensions of poverty.…

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The year in review

December 31, 2019

A look back at some of the events and issues impacting injured workers this past year: January Minister of Labour launches review of occupational cancer to be led by Dr Paul Demers, with report due by the end of November. Experts call…

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Changes to Ontario’s legal aid system

December 16, 2019

Injured workers and other vulnerable communities learned last week of the changes the Ford government is proposing in its overhaul of Ontario’s legal aid system. Promising “modernization” and greater efficiencies, a new Legal Aid Services Act, 2019 was introduced in the Legislative…

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Auditor General finds Ministry of Labour health & safety enforcement lacking

December 5, 2019

As an injured worker advocate, I see many workers in economic vulnerability and in precarious and unsafe working conditions. I see workers who think of their workplace injuries every day, who think about “what if the factory actually kept to their safety…

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