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On the floor of the House

November 28, 2017

Today in the Ontario Legislative Assembly two more petitions from injured workers were presented by MPPs John Yakabuski (Renfrew-Nippising-Pembroke) and James J. Bradley ( St Catharines) While Bill 148 Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (S.O. 2017 c.22) – including mandated minimum…

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Urgent action by Minister needed now on deeming

November 21, 2017

On November 17, the Legislative Assembly adopted the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on Bill 148 Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (see amended version) and have ordered it for third reading. The proposed NDP amendment,…

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Another petition read into the House

November 16, 2017

This past Tuesday Cheri diNovo (NDP MPP, Parkdale-High Park) stood in the Legislative Assembly to read the Workers’ Comp Is A Right petition (P-253 Injured workers) into the official record of the House. Two other petitions have been presented Ted Arnott (PC…

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Alberta injured workers put forward their proposals

October 20, 2017

As the Workers’ Comp is a Right Campaign moves forward, it’s a good time to look again at priorities identified by injured worker groups across Canada and how in many cases they mirror the concerns of Ontario’s injured workers. In a recent …

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New WSIB policy discriminates against chronic mental stress

October 16, 2017

A coalition of injured workers, community legal clinics, private bar lawyers, and doctors with decades of direct experience in Ontario’s workers’ compensation system has sent a clear and urgent message to Premier Wynne on the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) new…

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Progress on accessing hearing devices?

October 11, 2017

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) policy on hearing devices was raised again in the House last Thursday by Sarnia-Lambton MPP (PC), Robert Bailey. Referring to patients’ difficulties accessing the hearing aid that works best for them, he noted …Just one…

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Up for debate…

September 16, 2017

A busy first week as the Legislative Assembly resumed sitting .. On Monday September 11, Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 was reported (with amendments) from the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, and House debate on…

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The state of Ontario’s temporary agency work

September 13, 2017

“Undercover in temp nation” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh, Brendan Kennedy (Toronto Star, Sep. 9, 2017) “In workplaces around the province, the use of temp agencies limits companies’ liability for accidents on the job, reduces their responsibility for employees’ rights, and cuts costs…” In…

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Update on Bill 148 and injured workers

July 26, 2017

Two weeks of public hearings around the province by the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs considering Bill 148 , the”Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017“, wrapped up last Friday. While welcoming its measures to improve working conditions for the…

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Meanwhile in the House…

June 5, 2017

As injured workers were gathering outside the Assembly for Injured Workers’ Day, John Yakabuski (MPP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke) raised a question in the Legislature on the WSIB’s hearing aid program: “This past January, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board made significant changes to…

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