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ISAC's Media & Policy News: 11 May 2018 - Ontario Election 2018
From Income Security Advocacy Centre's (ISAC) Media & Policy News: The writ’s dropped!
Every Friday until Election Day June 7 we’ll send out election-related highlights from the previous week, as well as a short collection of other stories and resources.
Top Stories
Election 101: Here's what you need to know:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ontario-election-101-1.4653863
CBC Vote Compass: Compare your views to party platforms:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vote-compass-ontario-2018-1.4654141
Ontario must ensure public supports and services for everyone:
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2018/05/08/no-we-need-public-supports-and-services-for-everyone.html
Video: Rural poverty summit in Muskoka:
https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1385018
Social assistance policy can be a deciding factor in Ontario's next election:
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/elizabeth-mcisaac/social-assistance-policy-can-be-a-deciding-factor-in-ontarios-next-election_a_23395568/
Ontario's basic income experiment would continue under Doug Ford:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/04/24/ontarios-basic-income-experiment-would-continue-under-doug-ford.html
Ontario passes gender pay transparency law:
https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2018/05/01/ontario-passes-gender-pay-transparency-law.html
- Column: How Ontario is trying to tackle the wage gap – and how it could do more:
https://tvo.org/article/current-affairs/how-ontario-is-trying-to-tackle-the-wage-gap–and-how-it-could-do-more