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Latest News & Events
September 12: Challenging Solitary Confinement: Panel Discussion at Elizabeth Fry Toronto
When:
- Annual General Meeting: 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Light refreshments will be served from 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- Panel Discussion: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Hart House: 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3
Elizabeth Fry Toronto will host a panel discussion examining the consequences of short and long-term solitary confinement and what changes they expect to see in legislation and practice.
Nova Scotia landlord-tenant hearings will soon be resolved over the phone
Nova Scotia will join British Columbia in conducting hearings of landlord-tenant disputes by phone.
Ontario's Social Assistance System: 100 days to fix it or to break it?
Ontario's social assistance system was starting to shift to a more supportive, rational model. But a recent announcement by the new Ontario governhment has put that progress in doubt.
DemocracyKit Workshops: How to Join a Campaign & Drive Political Change
These Toronto Public Library workshops explain how election campaigns work and deliver lessons, tools, and connections to make a meaningful contribution to a campaign team.
Ontario's decision to halt new overdose-prevention sites could 'lead to more death': experts
Experts on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic say there is overwhelming evidence that overdose-prevention and safe injection sites save lives and help get people into treatment.
Emergency repairs or 'renoviction?' Tenants face off against Mississauga landlord
Residents worry they're getting pushed out, but the landlord says asbestos in the building needs to be removed.
Half of new discount TTC passes for low-income residents are going unused
Under its first phase, people who receive OW or ODSP payments but aren't receiving a monthly transportation allowance of $100 or more are eligible for the concession.
Judge slashes elderly client's legal bill, says lawyer 'was obviously making it all up as he went along'
A Toronto judge has drastically reduced an elderly woman's six-figure legal bill after finding her lawyer was unable to explain how he reached the amount.
Trinity Western students won't have to sign covenant banning sex outside straight marriage
The change will come into effect at the beginning of this school year, but faculty and staff will still have to sign the convenant.
On the Radar: New rules about working while getting Employment Insurance
People can work part-time while getting most types of EI benefits. Some of the rules about how much of their earnings they can keep changed on August 12, 2018.
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August 15, 2018
HALCO news Summer 2018 newsletter is now available
This issue includes updates on criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, improvement to Canada's immigration medical inadmissiblity regime, and more.
September 11: Discover the CCR Migrant Workers Report Cards and how to use them
When: Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Online
If you are concerned about migrant workers' rights, would like to learn more and find out how you can use these report cards, then this webinar is for you.
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott puts 3 overdose prevention sites on hold
Elliott says the sites in Thunder Bay, St. Catharines, and Toronto will be frozen as the province conducts a review of harm-reduction practices and determines if the sites "have merit."
August 15: Community briefing on the future of the Basic Income Pilot Project, Hamilton
When: Wednesday, August 15, 2015, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Safe & Healthy Communities Committee of Hamilton City Council / City Hall Council Chambers, 71 Main Street West, Hamilton
A community briefing on the future of the Basic Income Pilot Project, hosted by Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction.
Cannabis users will drive into murky territory when they get behind the wheel
Civil liberties advocates fear that sober people will end up receiving criminal records - and those at greatest risk will be medical cannabis users and racialized communities.
Victims aren't handing rape kits over to police, researchers find
The researchers want to encourage ERs Canada-wide to step up efforts to help sexual assault survivors to secure justice in what is often a complex and stigmatizing legal system.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission leaves most calls to action unmet, despite federal government's commitment
Few of the 76 calls to action that fall under federal jurisdiction have been fully met, and many have not advanced beyond the initial stages.
Ontario's employment boom defies minimum-wage naysayers
In spite of some predictions to the contrary, Ontario's sharp minimum wage increase hasn't killed its labour market.
Teenage boy denied entry to Toronto cat café because of his wheelchair
Yun said in the past a cat was injured by a patron in a wheelchair. She denied ever saying the cafe has a permit from the government to deny wheelchair access, but said the city told her they...
Thunder Bay Basic Income advocates organize to fight for program
Community groups in Thunder Bay including Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic and Northwestern Ontario Women's Centre plus Basic Income recipients are organizing to try to save the program.
