Tag: kathleen wynne

Put Food in the Budget: Please Urge Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to Raise Social Assistance Rates Now!

This video (May 27, 2013) presents “Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, announces social assistance plans at City Hall in Windsor.” “Premier Kathleen Wynne was at the City of Windsor’s Employment and Training Services today to highlight the government’s commitment to transforming social assistance, helping people keep more of their hard-earned money while entering the workforce.“…

July 23, 2013
2013 Ontario Budget: Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition’s Response

On May 2, 2013 the Ontario government of Canada released the proposed 2013 budget to be debated at Queen’s Park over the next couple of weeks. The provincial government has reported that the Ontario Child Benefit provides financial support that has helped lift 40,000 children out of poverty. According to the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform…

May 9, 2013
Please Urge Ontario Political Leaders to Keep Their Promise to End Poverty in Ontario by Taking Decisive Action

This video presents “Ontario Coalition Against Poverty Protests” in Ontario, Canada: “30 000 protesters gathered to protest liberal policies at a rally organized by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty“ Jannen Belbeck reports” This video was originally posted on the Ryersonian.ca website Check it out there for an article and a story about the protest as…

April 30, 2013
Please Urge Premier Wynne to Increase Ontario Works’ Base Rate by $100 a Month & Not Cut the Special Diet Allowance

This video presents “Put Food in the Budget”: “Do the Math is part of the Put Food in the Budget campaign in OntarioOK Currently a single person on social assistance gets $585 per month to cover housing, food, transport, and everything else” “As I found out taking the Do the Math challenge, this amount is…

March 12, 2013
Ontario Helps Elliott Lake Residents Access Essential Supplies Via a Temporary Grocery Store

This is an update to my previous blogs: Elliot Lake Evacuees of Algo Centre Mall Can Get Free ID Replacement Starting July 13, 2012 Ontario Gives More Funding Support to Elliot Lake’s Economic Recovery After Algo Centre Mall Collapse After Algo Centre Mall Collapse: Ontario Funds Recovery of Businesses Starting July 9, 2012 Elliot Lake’s…

July 19, 2012
Changes to Ontario’s Drive Clean for Canadian Motorists: Effective Today

This is an update to my previous blog Ontario’s Drive Clean Test Exemptions of Vehicles Less Than Seven Years Old, September 1, 2011. Effective today the following changes to Drive Clean will save Canadians in Ontario time and money as well as protect the air we breathe by improving the quality of our air via…

September 1, 2011
Ontario’s Drive Clean Test Exemptions of Vehicles Less Than Seven Years Old, September 1, 2011

As an Ontario driver, you will be pleased to know that you can save some money and time through the proposed provincial changes to Drive Clean Testing program which will continue helping to protect the environment. Effective September 1, 2011, Ontario Drive Clean Testing will have the following exemptions on vehicles from being tested as…

April 25, 2011