ODSP ActionCoalition
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Advocacy group led by PWD on ODSP, w/allies (NOT govt affiliated). Defending dignity 4 folks w/disabilities in poverty. Advocate. Educate. Demonstrate 🌈💨♿
Ontario
Joined May 2014
Rents declines are not nearly sufficient enough to make housing genuinely affordable. @cadisabilitynow
@RobFlackEML #AffordableHousing
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burlingtongazette.ca
By Thomas Riddell January 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON I am writing to address the recent discussion on rental rates in our city. While there have been reports that rents are declining slightl…
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One year ago today, we lost our dear friend and long-time co-chair. Kyle, we'll never forget your friendship, leadership, kindness, and unwavering commitment to fighting for justice & dignity for all those you helped. You are deeply missed and forever in our hearts. 💖
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One year ago today, we lost our dear friend and long-time co-chair. Kyle, we'll never forget your friendship, leadership, kindness, and unwavering commitment to fighting for justice & dignity for all those you helped. You are deeply missed and forever in our hearts. 💖
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BLOG: ‘Tax free’ but ‘tax reportable’ income programs can cause multiple clawbacks & charges Programs like GIS, OW, ODSP, & WSIB don't increase income tax owing, but can reduce other refundable credits for low-income tax filers, increase RGI rents, etc. https://t.co/lnsNgbpBXA
openpolicyontario.com
There are only a handful of income security programs in Canada that occupy a strange and under-examined space: they are not taxable, but they are tax reportable. The Guaranteed Income Supplement,...
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“I came out because I’m on [Ontario Works] and I get f— all for money. I can’t even afford to eat, so that’s why I’ve come here to give my blood.” #OW @MichaelParsa
Paying for blood is illegal in Ontario, but a for-profit company recently opened two new paid locations in Toronto thanks to a Canadian Blood Services exemption.
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Five senators argue more federal support is needed for Canadians with disabilities Significant work remains to ensure #accessibility, #inclusion and #dignity for all Canadians with #disabilities. #cdnpoli
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sencanada.ca
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On December 1st, Ford began cutting the sewage pipes to allow for raw sewage to discharge along our Toronto’s lakeshore and beaches. The construction began after Ford passed Bill 5 which removes the requirement for the government to consult the public. It’s a shocking abuse of
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The forces that pull us apart are real, but so is the opportunity to pull together to make progress. https://t.co/ZCZJTgv86U
maytree.com
We can’t fall into the trap of adding to an unproductive, polarized conversation. Let’s build a new narrative that moves us forward to the society we want to live in.
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Kingston Ont. restaurant owner set to donate record number of Santa Slices “The whole month of December, we will be delivering to every single shelter...every single encampment and all of the community kitchens in #Kingston” https://t.co/OhIxLJxa5x
thewhig.com
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34th Annual Injured Workers Winter Rally! #DisabilityRights are #WorkersRights! Toronto: Dec 8th, 11am in front of Ministry of Labour building 400 University Ave Thunder Bay: Dec 8th, 11am at MPP Lise Vaugeois’ Office, 272 Park St #WSIB #ONpoli
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"People in encampments are in a daily struggle for survival, and public perceptions about their safety are being weaponized to justify the criminalization of poverty and homelessness." Thank you, @HousingLogement.
thetrillium.ca
Advocates told the official that three provincial laws encourage municipalities ‘to back away from a human rights-based response to encampments.’
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Currently reading David Macdonald speaks to Senate about Bill C-15 (the first piece of implementation legislation for 2025 federal budget) #CDB #DTC #Cdnpoli
https://t.co/P5UCbG8TOM
policyalternatives.ca
On December 2, CCPA Senior Economist David Macdonald was invited to speak to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance about Bill C-15, the first piece of implementation legislation for the...
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Dec 6, 1917, 2 ships collided in Hlfx Harbour, one full of munitions headed for troops abroad. The result: the largest man-made explosion B4 the atomic bomb, killing >2k ppl & leaving many disabled & blind, leading to the formation of the CNIB #NeverForget
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Tomorrow marks the 108th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion. We remember those who were lost, those who were injured and the resilience that shaped our city ever since. There will be a Memorial Service held at Fort Needham Memorial Park tomorrow at 9 a.m. Learn more:
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How much can the TTC be expected to fill the gaps of a rapidly dissolving social safety net? “Transit agencies are experiencing mission creep as they take on complex #PublicHealth & outreach responsibilities beyond their original scope” #homelessness
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thelocal.to
With rising homelessness, decreased mental health support, and fewer public spaces than ever, the TTC and its workers are being asked to fill gaps in a dissolving social safety net.
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“We will have to sell the house next year because I can’t afford the payments” 😕 @fordnation @MichaelParsa #ODSP
ODSP rules leave Windsor, Ont. widow without survivor’s pension after husband’s death
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BLOG: Encampments are not caused by permissiveness. They are caused by the collapse of the systems that are supposed to prevent them. To say “#encampments must go” without addressing why they exist is to confuse symptom for cause. #AffordableHousing
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openpolicyontario.com
A short response to Robyn Urback Robyn Urback’s column on homeless encampments captures something important: many Canadians are frightened, frustrated, and exhausted by what they see in their parks...
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While the Ontario govt asks the public for feedback on its next poverty reduction strategy, its own policies on housing, income security, employment services, etc. continue to make #poverty worse! @fordnation #SmokeAndMirrors #ONpoli
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maytree.com
While the Ontario government waves a poverty reduction strategy at us with one hand, it uses the other to push through policies that exacerbate poverty.
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*Renters are not professional protesters
The lying and corrupt Steve Clark says Marit Stiles sided with "professional protesters" and "yahoos" 🤡🤡🤡
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Sylvia Jones thinking "why don't those hecklers just go get a radio broadcasting certificate from Fanshawe and then run the entire healthcare system like me?"
#BREAKING - The public gallery’s erupt at Queen’s Park as the government passes bill 60, its controversial housing legislation.
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What? What country are we in? 🤯 So-called charitable organizations:’ Ford claims groups ‘funnel’ money to ‘left-wing radical groups’ https://t.co/oRSrkLK5RP
ctvnews.ca
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will audit groups receiving funds from the province, claiming that some of them “funnel it quietly to these left-wing radical groups.”
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