Videos promote need for fair system of deciding social assistance rates
Hamilton's Community Legal Clinics have produced two public service message videos on the need to create a fair system for determining social assistance rates and encourage people to ask their MPP to support the creation of the Social Assistance Rates Board.
Report reviews how federal policies have affected communities of colour
The Racial Justice Review presents a snapshot of federal policies, programs, and initiatives that have affected Ontario racialized communities over the last two federal governments' terms of office.
No One Is Illegal wants candidates to address plight of undocumented migrants
This article in the Toronto Star describes the work of the group No One Is Illegal campaign and their focus in this election campaign.
Web site features information on voting and election issues in many languages
The Community Social Planning Council of Toronto has set up a web site with information about voting, how the government is organized, and the issues in this election.
Canada failing to prosecute human traffickers, help victims
In a four-part series, Sun Media looks at Canada's hidden trade in people and its failure to live up to its international obligations on human trafficking to prosecute human traffickers and help victims.
Landlord licences proposed as solution to poorly kept buildings
A Toronto Star article says that the option of licensing Toronto landlords as a way to tackle the problem of poorly maintained buildings will go before the mayor's powerful executive committee in November.
Campaign 2000 warns that high child poverty rates threaten cities' social fabric
Citing disturbing census data on high child and family poverty rates in major Canadian cities, the national antipoverty coalition Campaign 2000 has urged all federal party leaders to commit to a Poverty Reduction Strategy for Canada.
Publication designed to help people engage with candidates on public policy issues
A new publication is designed to help people engage with their local candidates around critical public policy issues in the federal election being held on October 14, 2008.
Organizations ask Supreme Court to see if Canada-US refugee agreement is unconstitutional
The Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International, and the Canadian Council of Churches are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to determine whether the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement is unconstitutional and violates refugees' rights.
Barbara Jackman awarded Legal Aid Ontario's Sidney B. Linden Award
Legal Aid Ontario's Board of Directors has announced that Barbara Jackman has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the Sidney B. Linden Award for her commitment to the highest ideals of the legal profession and her tireless advocacy of justice for the most vulnerable in our society.
