Author: John Clarke
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Who Pays for the Crisis?
The ‘Special Diet’ Cut – An Injury to One… The Liberal Government of Ontario’s decision in the spring Budget to eliminate the ‘Special Diet’ will remove the one means by which … Keep reading »
Poverty and the Provincial Budget
Toronto, April 6, 2010. Part 2 View part 2 on Vimeo.com website Part 3 View part 3 Vimeo.com website The Ontario 2010 budget, released on March 25th, confirms that the … Watch video »
Driving the Poor Deeper Into Poverty
The Province and the City of Toronto Team up to Attack the Special Diet Since 2005, a large part of OCAP’s (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty) work has involved organizing to obtain … Keep reading »
A Call to Action Against the Cuts to Come
Submission on the Ontario Provincial Pre-Budget ‘consultations’ The Ontario Government’s pre-budget consultations are currently underway at Queen’s Park. The Federal budget is set to be released at the beginning of … Keep reading »
November 5 Day of Action Called at Critical Time
The November 5 day of action for a ‘poverty free Ontario,’ that has been called by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), is taking place against a backdrop of major … Keep reading »
Economic Crisis and the Poor: Probable Impacts, Prospects for Resistance
Now that the crisis of the financial markets has become a crisis of the ‘real’ economy, it is obvious that those who already face poverty (or live on the edge … Keep reading »
Out of Sight – Out of Mind
Toronto’s ‘Streets to Homes’ Response to Homelessness The City of Toronto’s ‘Streets to Homes’ program is a finalist for one of two awards that will be presented during the celebration of … Keep reading »
Raise the Rates: The Vital Struggle Against Ontario’s Sub-Poverty Welfare System
A drastic reduction in the adequacy of income support payments is key to the neoliberal agenda. This is especially true in a country like Canada that had earlier seen the … Keep reading »
‘Poverty Reduction’? Reforming without Reforms in a Neoliberal World
On June 21, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) took over a downtown Toronto park for and with the homeless. We were able to create a short lived space where … Keep reading »
Raise the Rates: The Vital Struggle Against Ontario’s Sub-Poverty Welfare System
A drastic reduction in the adequacy of income support payments is key to the neoliberal agenda. This is especially true in a country like Canada that had earlier seen the … Keep reading »