In 2008, the Ontario government committed to reduce child poverty by 25 percent in 5 years. 2013 marks the final year in the province’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy, and a new report by the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction shows that we have a long way to go to meet our target. 25 […]
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Big cuts planned for Toronto housing funding
The City of Toronto’s Shelter, Support and Housing is set to take a massive $128 million cut in housing and homelessness investments in the draft 2013 budget – down from $793 million in 2012 to $665 million in the coming year. The 2012 budget had, in turn, a $130 million cut from its approved budget […]
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Building Better Budgets #Housing #TOBudget 2013
The City of Toronto’s Shelter, Support and Housing is set to take a massive $128 million cut in housing and homelessness investments in the draft 2013 budget – down from $793 million in 2012 to $665 million in the coming year. The 2012 budget had, in turn, a $137 million cut from its approved budget […]
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2013 Toronto Budget Continues Erosion Of Services
If the City of Toronto 2013 recommended operating budget is approved it will result in continued erosion of city services. The recommended total spending increase is less than inflation and population growth. This would mean further cuts in real, per capita services. There are proposed reductions in “Citizen Services A” of 3.1 percent. These include soft […]
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Building Better Budgets: Getting Past Zero
There are longer-term health and social costs to cuts in services, but modest tax increases can prevent further cuts and preserve the services that Torontonians rely on. Getting Past Zero: Maintaining Services And Balancing Toronto’s Budget, urges councillors to put the health of Torontonians first and consider the health impacts of budget decisions. Gross operating […]
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Getting Past Zero: Maintaining City Services And Balancing Toronto’s Budget
It has been a week of high political drama with attendant political uncertainty and instability. It is the kind of week where it’s easy for other issues to get lost. But one that cannot get lost is the city budget that will be introduced today. Whatever the results of the court proceedings, and the political […]
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Getting Past Zero: Maintaining Services And Balancing Toronto’s 2013 Budget
There are longer-term health and social costs to cuts in services, but modest tax increases can prevent further cuts and preserve the services that Torontonians rely on. Getting Past Zero: Maintaining Services And Balancing Toronto’s Budget, urges councillors to put the health of Torontonians first and consider the health impacts of budget decisions. Gross operating […]
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Inequality, Walmart workers and our health
Much of the recent focus on increased inequality has been at the top of the income scale; these are important stories to tell but they are also easier to tell: rapacious financiers, powerful Bay Street lawyers, physicians who hold our lives in their hands, or the glamorous lives of the rich and famous. The stories […]
Building Community Leadership for a Healthier Toronto
The places in which we live, work, and play affect our health. Neighbourhoods that have options for active transportation like walking and cycling, opportunities for physical activity like recreation centres, green spaces to be active and socialize in, and places to access healthy and nutritious food, tend to have greater opportunities for good health. [Download […]
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Building Community Leadership For A Healthier Toronto
The places in which we live, work, and play affect our health. Neighbourhoods that have options for active transportation like walking and cycling, opportunities for physical activity like recreation centres, green spaces to be active and socialize in, and places to access healthy and nutritious food, tend to have greater opportunities for good health. But […]
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