Check out the Canadian Rental Housing Index! It's a new interactive tool that tracks renter income, affordability and overcrowding for the first time in more than 800 cities and regions across the country and in all 338 federal ridings. The...
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What about federal social programs?
The longest ever federal election campaign continues, but we're feeling the strength of the silence on lots of key issues.
Did you know that only 25% of federal MPs are women? One-quarter of Parliament to represent half of Canada!
Dangling the Childcare Carrot
My fingers shook with excitement as I opened the all-too familiar brown envelope from the Government of Canada. I read the brief letter and gave a whoop of joy! An extra $60CAD every month for the monthly Universal Child Care...
Read MoreInterim Poverty Reduction Strategy
Last week, the City of Toronto voted to adopt the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy. This is both a landmark and a halfway point for us. It's a landmark because it's the culmination of many months of work by City staff...
Read MoreCity Council Updates on Inclusionary Zoning
We've been following lots of stuff at City Hall, from Complete Streets to inclusionary zoning and the Poverty Reduction Strategy. Inclusionary zoning has (quite happily!) taken up a lot of time recently. You may remember that MPP Peter Milczyn tabled a...
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