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December 5, 2017
Income Security Reform in Ontario (Ottawa, Dec 5)
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Discussion on Income Security Reform in Ontario with Special Guest George Thomson Tuesday, December 5, 2017; 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm REPORT Pearson Centre Discussion on Income Security Reform in Ontario By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Cen
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November 17, 2017
Avancons / Moving Forward: Disability Strategy
By The Every Canadian Counts Coalition
English follows the French. A noter: La coalition de Chaque canadien compte est en train de promouvoir l’adoption d’une stratégie nationale pour les personnes handicapées. Le format de leur document aurait changer un peu sur notre site. – Terrance Huns
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October 30, 2017
Sixties Scoop court decision reveals problems – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley (Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre)
The federal government recently announced a fund to compensate indigenous people who as children were taken from their families and put up for adoption by non-indigenous families. It was in response to a class action court case filed on behalf of about
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September 19, 2017
Protecting Human Rights in Trade Agreements – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley
The NAFTA negotiations are likely to be a tough uphill slog, given Mr Trump’s belligerent stance. It is hard to see how Canada will make much headway on subjects such as gender rights, indigenous rights and environmental regulations. But these issues a
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September 13, 2017
Charting a new course on trade policy – Dias
By Jerry Dias
If there is one glimmer of good news from the last U.S. election it’s that a bright political spotlight has been shone on global trade policy – including in Canada. Trade agreements have long played a central role in Canada’s economic strategy. Trade a
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June 19, 2017
Parliamentary Committee on Poverty Reduction
By Terrance Hunsley
HUMA – the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development, and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, (the name rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it.) has spent a year hearing from Canadian experts, social advoca
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March 28, 2017
NEW REPORT: Poverty Reduction Roundtable with Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
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2017 Report of The Pearson Centre Roundtable on Poverty Reduction By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre Hosted by the Somerset West Community Health Centre, Ottawa December 8, 2016 ______________________________________________________
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February 24, 2017
A Cdn Research Council on Social, Cultural & Econ Health
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
We could take a lesson from the health system. Over the past four decades, the federal government, with provincial involvement, has invested in health research, health information systems, performance evaluation and innovation. Those investments are pa
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February 24, 2017
A Cdn Research Council on Social, Cultural & Econ Health
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
We could take a lesson from the health system. Over the past four decades, the federal government, with provincial involvement, has invested in health research, health information systems, performance evaluation and innovation. Those investments are pa
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January 1, 2017
National Goal for Poverty Reduction (Terrance Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley
The Government of Canada discussion paper, Towards a Poverty Reduction Strategy, asks for suggestions on how the federal government can better align its poverty reduction efforts with those of provinces, territories, municipalities and communities. It
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