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Alberta's AISH pays slightly more than other provinces, in a country where every disability program leaves pwd below the poverty line. Bragging about being the best of the worst is not a mark of excellence; it’s a distraction #ABpoli #DisabilityRights calgaryherald.com/opinion/column…

Report finds "Thousands of people are discharged into #homelessness from provincial correctional institutions every year" Without housing, individuals end up in shelters, encampments, sleeping rough" or right back in jail. #ONpoli #HousingCrisis cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

"In other places, laws prohibit landlords from evicting vulnerable seniors. But not in Ontario." "The Ontario government has the authority to draft similar laws, but it won’t." thestar.com/opinion/contri…

The word “poverty” and any plans to “protect Ontario” from tariff-related uncertainty are conspicuously absent from Ontario govt’s 2025 budget. This is bad news for the increasing number of Ontarians who live in #poverty. We need a real strategy #ONpoli policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

There have been a lot of laws passed in the last session of the Ontario Legislature. Lets come together and learn how these laws impact disabled communities and all of us! 1/2

“Nevertheless, municipal governments – just like all other orders of government – have obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights and to adopt a human rights based approach to encampments.” —@HousingLogement Advocate Marie-Josée Houle

Emergency infrastructure like shelters shouldn"t be delayed while we continue to exist in a housing and homelessness crisis. I'm glad that Council agrees: homeless people are constituents, and the provision of safe, decent shelter isn't political, and it must be prioritized.

At DJNO, we try to keep track of when disabled and other marginalized unhoused folks are being pushed out of social and wider services to appease the housed owning class. In a 7-6 decision, Thunder Bay City Council has now done just that. 1/5

There have been a lot of laws passed in the last session of the Ontario Legislature. Lets come together and learn how these laws impact disabled communities and all of us! 1/2

After @natnewswatch published a glowing piece about the Canadian Disability Benefit, @Sarah_Colero and I wrote a breakdown to set the record straight. simonspichak.beehiiv.com/p/analysis-the…

‘People need housing they can afford,’ There were an estimated 7,347 unhoused people in TO in 2021. That number increased to 15,418 by 2024 fueled by a sever lack of affordable/supportive housing options, low wages and inadequate income supports #ONpoli nowtoronto.com/news/people-ne…

“A common theme is people having to prove their disability time and time again,” said Trevor Manson, secretary co-chair of @ODSPAction..."People that have invisible disabilities are the ones that have the hardest time qualifying.” ctvnews.ca/canada/article…

📢 New Blog: Full Rent Control Is Still the Solution — More Than Ever! 🏘️✊ 👉 We reaffirm and expand our call for full rent control. Read our blog to learn: 🔄 How the lack of rent control fuels social crises 📈 They ways our rental crisis is expanding 🛠 Why rent control…

Currently reading Don’t be fooled by big numbers—Ontario budget fails to address years-long funding shortfalls;url=policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

Against the People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario edited by Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli is available now. Pick up your copy today: fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/against-t… To learn more about the book visit: carlofanelli.org/against-the-pe…

Really? You keep #ODSP rates low and when my #autistic son earns more than $1,000/month you subject him to a 75% clawback rate! He's 29 and still sitting on a waiting list for a group home because you don't build enough housing. That means he still lives at home. 🤬

When a 91-year-old renter in Toronto is evicted with nowhere else to go, our governments have failed completely. Many of us believe that we treat our elders with the respect and care they deserve in Canada. Tell that to Isidoro Ventullo. #StarEditorial trib.al/nOHsbHa

REPORT: Ont’s so-called Poverty Reduction Strategy has failed #Poverty is rising w/more & more ppl unable to afford necessities for a dignified life, incl. those w/jobs This is the direct result of myopic govt policies. We need a new path forward #ONpoli maytree.com/publications/p…

Homelessness in Toronto has increased 77% since 2018. In Guelph it's increased 33% since 2023. Hamilton, 31% since 2021. Sudbury, 25% in three years. Whether you're a refugee or a citizen, Ontarians are locked into a crisis of unaffordability, unemployment, unavailable supports.

Applications for the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit open today, June 20th. For anyone looking, to find out if you qualify, apply online & other info can be found here: canada.ca/en/services/be…