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Wheelchair etiquette 15 Dec 2010 | 04:41 pm
By Maggie Hughes When you see a wheelchair, especially a big powered one, with an empty seat because the person who uses it is having to push it, what goes through your mind? Do you ignore the person,...
Wheelchair etiquette 15 Dec 2010 | 11:41 am
By Maggie Hughes When you see a wheelchair, especially a big powered one, with an empty seat because the person who uses it is having to push it, what goes through your mind? Do you ignore the person,...
Province announces social assistance review and changes Special Diet Allowance 1 Dec 2010 | 03:38 pm
By Bill Johnston The Ontario government today announced its long-promised review of social assistance in the province, while also saying it will change rather than scrap the Special Diet Allowance. Th...
Province announces social assistance review and changes Special Diet Allowance 1 Dec 2010 | 10:38 am
By Bill Johnston The Ontario government today announced its long-promised review of social assistance in the province, while also saying it will change rather than scrap the Special Diet Allowance. Th...
Ontario moves on housing as 25 in 5 Network lays out a plan for 2011 30 Nov 2010 | 04:50 pm
By Bill Johnston The McGuinty government announced a new affordable housing strategy in Hamilton today, about the same time as a coalition of poverty reduction advocates urged the Ontario government t...
Ontario moves on housing as 25 in 5 Network lays out a plan for 2011 30 Nov 2010 | 11:50 am
By Bill Johnston The McGuinty government announced a new affordable housing strategy in Hamilton today, about the same time as a coalition of poverty reduction advocates urged the Ontario government t...
Demands for a healthy increase in social assistance rates 27 Nov 2010 | 11:10 am
By Bill Johnston The posters said things like: "Let's make poverty history." "More justice, less poverty." "1 in 5 children live in poverty." "Stop robbing our children." And "No one who works for a l...
Demands for a healthy increase in social assistance rates 27 Nov 2010 | 06:10 am
By Bill Johnston The posters said things like: "Let's make poverty history." "More justice, less poverty." "1 in 5 children live in poverty." "Stop robbing our children." And "No one who works for a l...
Rally Friday to save the Special Diet Allowance and raise the rates 23 Nov 2010 | 05:07 am
By Bill Johnston The Campaign for Adequate Welfare and Disability Benefits has organized a rally for this Friday morning for save the Special Diet Allowance and push for higher Ontario Works and Ontar...
Rally Friday to save the Special Diet Allowance and raise the rates 23 Nov 2010 | 12:07 am
By Bill Johnston The Campaign for Adequate Welfare and Disability Benefits has organized a rally for this Friday morning for save the Special Diet Allowance and push for higher Ontario Works and Ontar...
