News in Campaigns and Law Reform
Proposed reduction in age of dependent children
The Canadian Council for Refugees advises that groups concerned about these proposals will need to give their comments to government by Monday June 17.
UWindsor study highlights plight of self‐represented litigants: Many report humiliation and red‐tape
Individuals who represent themselves in court find the process far more complex and overwhelming than they ever imagined, says a new report by the National Self‐Represented Litigants (SRL) Project.
Canada Border Services Agency slaps restrictions on documentary film shoot
The CBSA has imposed restrictions on what a documentary film crew can shoot following heavy criticism it filmed an immigration raid that caught undocumented workers.
Housing Opens Doors website launches
The Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association's campaign, Housing Opens Doors, has launched. Visit the website, ring the bell, and help raise awareness of affordable housing.
Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR): More Changes needed to Protect Migrant Workers
The Canadian Council for Refugees welcomed some of the changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program announced yesterday by the federal government, notably the withdrawal of the rule allowing migrant workers to be paid 15% less than Canadians. However, the CCR regrets that the announcement did not address the rights abuses suffered by migrant workers, who are vulnerable to exploitation because of their precarious status.
May 1: May Be Me Dialogue on Law reform, gender and disability
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Featuring: Fran Odette, Faculty Member, George Brown College
Location: ING DIRECT Downtown Toronto Cafe (221 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON)
Cost: $20 per ticket online or at door | $10 student ticket with ID at door
Tickets: purchase online | purchase at door
Our laws need to be improved to support women who experience gender-based violence, but law reform must incorporate an understanding of both gendered violence and disability.
METRAC's May Be Me Campaign: Join Us
METRAC (the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children) launched the May Be Me Campaign in 2012 to bring attention to prevention of violence against women and youth.
Lift people with disabilities out of poverty, say OPSEU members at ODSP lobby
People with disabilities and frontline staff joined forces to tell MPPs to improve disability benefits, but not in the ways recommended by the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance.
Potential social assistance changes could leave people with disabilities worse off: OPSEU campaign
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has produced a fact sheet as part of their campaign against changes to social assistance that will hurt people with disabilities.
Ontario cracks down on door-to-door water heater sales
Ontario is taking aim at aggressive door-to-door water heater sales, saying complaints about bad apples in the industry are second only to collection agencies.
