…Toronto Implementing a fair wage was considered the most pressing policy issue for our lawmakers More than any other determinant, our audience connected their health and its determinants to income Mapping Toronto Most people live, work or play in Toronto but the city and its neighbourhoods affect us all in…
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Wellesley Institute 2014 Ontario Pre-Budget Submission
The Wellesley Institute recently made a submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs about what needs to be included in Ontario’s 2014 Budget. We made a range of recommendations, including increasing social assistance rates, changing the rules around child support for people receiving social assistance, raising and…
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Toronto’s 2008 Municipal Budget Needs To "Seed" 10-Year Housing Strategy
A look at Toronto’s 2008 operating budget, its 10-year housing strategy, and the need to reverse urban development trends. …
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Equal Cuts Are Not Equitable Cuts
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…help students to be healthy and allow them to be ready to learn in class. Having more students go hungry is a move in the wrong direction. A 2.6 percent cut will affect Toronto families differently. Cuts like this fall disproportionally on families struggling on low incomes, exacerbating the deepening…
Mayoral platform analysis: Transit
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Wellesley Institute recently published a series examining how mayoral candidates can show leadership and deliver Toronto the Bold. We called for a city that takes wellness, health, and equity seriously to build a better future for every Torontonian, and a city takes the lead on doing so. Leading into election…
Toronto mayoral election series
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As Canada’s largest city, Toronto has enormous promise and possibility—and enormous challenges. Torontonians do not need “Toronto the Good” or “Toronto the Good Enough.” What we need from our leaders is a vision for Toronto the Bold: a city that builds a better future for every Torontonian. A city that…
Winter Cold Brings More Federal Funding Chill
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…shrinking federal dollars available for new affordable housing. The 2013 federal budget included three specific housing and homelessness initiatives: First, a five-year extension of the national homelessness program with a reduction in annual spending from $127 million to $119 million. Annual spending for Canada’s homelessness program has not been adjusted…
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Ontario budget 2022: A more equitable future, an equitable now
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…mistake. We need to ensure all Ontarians can not only survive, but thrive – access all they need to be healthy. This year’s Provincial Budget must demonstrate to Ontarians that the government, hand-in-hand with society, can do two things at once. First, it must show Ontarians that a better future…
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Exercising Good Policy Executive Summary
Toronto’s 2013 budget can build up our city or tear it down. This report will support conversations about concrete steps we can take in the 2013 municipal budget to improve health. Access to recreation is essential for good health for all Torontonians. Barriers to access to recreation prevent many of…
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Welfare Reform in New Zealand: Lessons for Ontario?
…savings in the welfare budget may lead to increased costs in the health budget, which has major system implications. These are lessons that should be learned closer to home as the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario completes its deliberations. Wellesley Institute was part of a broad…
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