…budget fails to meet a number of economic, social and health priorities: For the three million Canadian households that are precariously housed, today’s federal budget delivers $1 billion to renovate existing social housing and $1 billion to build new homes for seniors, Aboriginal people living on reserve, people with disabilities…
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$2.075b for housing in Tuesday's federal budget???
The federal government is busily leaking all sorts of details about Tuesday’s federal budget – a sharp departure from the usual secrecy that surrounds spending plans – and the latest “leak” from federal housing minister Diane Finley in the Sunday Toronto Star sets out $2.075 billion for housing initiatives. If…
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Budget submission 2022: Prioritizing health equity
…In its 2021 budget, the government definitively accepted that the social determinants of health must be addressed in order to improve mental health and wellness. The federal government in this next budget should build on, and make real, its commitment to national standards by taking a leadership role in bringing…
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3 Ways To Improve Neighbourhood Health in Toronto’s 2013 Budget
…everyone. Toronto residents are tired of budget cuts that tear apart our city. The 2013 budget can be a city builder including policies that ensure Torontonians have access to recreation programs that improve their health. To read the full report please visit: Exercising Good Policy: Increasing Access to Recreation in…
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Ontario Budget 2012: Will The Budget Avoid Harm To Children, Low-Income Ontarians, And Women?
Budgets are always complex balancing acts, however the task facing Minister Dwight Duncan this year is particularly daunting. The short-term impact of budget decisions on financial market sentiment, financing costs, and economic performance only scratches the surface of the decisions he faces. This budget raises more fundamental questions. Will he…
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The Alternative Federal Budget: A comprehensive program to reduce poverty and address income inequality
…as this is the first federal majority government budget in six years. On the other hand, Ontario is expecting the first provincial minority government budget in 25 years this month. The Wellesley Institute’s pre-budget brief highlights the adverse effect of austerity budgets on women, children and low-income Ontarians and challenges…
Getting Past Zero: Maintaining City Services And Balancing Toronto’s Budget
…series. Two provide concrete, affordable policy ideas that are health-enhancing, polices that can be implemented in this year’s budget. Earlier in the year, we provided some great ideas from other cities in North America to enhance the budget process. Download our new report here. Download our flip sheet here.…
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Election 2022: Thriving cities
…not clear how this would make driving significantly more affordable. The proposed budget also reiterates previous commitments to spend $61 billion on public transit over the next ten years. No measures towards increasing affordability are provided. The budget also indicates continued investment into the supply chain for electric vehicles, but…
New Perspective Needed On Toronto’s Budget
…of this summer show that we need to take a different approach and a wider lens to the city’s budget. On October 19th, the Wellesley Institute, along with Better Budget TO, will be sponsoring a policy hackathon to take that wider perspective, and brainstorm ideas to improve the budget process….
Building Health and Equity Into Policy: Policy Orientated Health Equity Impact Assessments
…We have also continued to comment as the policy unfolded: for example, when the government released its list of designated safe countries, which had drastic implications for the levels of services available to refuges categorized on this list. We presented to the Toronto Board of Health and to other committees…