From 25 in 5, the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, and the ODSP Action Coalition Dear Minister Matthews, The decision the McGuinty government has taken to end the Special Diet Allowance for people on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program has been interpreted as a disturbing signal about the degree to which government … Continue reading Open Letter to Minister Deb Matthews On principles for the Ontario Nutritional Supplement Program
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Can a Private Member’s Bill Change #ODSP?
I'd love to hear people's thoughts on this bill. This is news to me, and shake the hand of MPP Barrett. I am a little suspicious that this is a conservative voter grab, and it is a very neoliberal approach to access to work, that still views people with disabilities as burdens that businesses should … Continue reading Can a Private Member’s Bill Change #ODSP?
Special Diet #Rally and March on the #McGuinty Government: Thursday, April 15th – #Toronto
Rally and March on the McGuinty Government: Thursday, April 15th @ 12 Noon Allan Gardens Park (Sherbourne and Gerrard) *free meal *accessibility pick-up @ 11:30 am at south-east corner of Dundas-Yonge WE DEMAND: -Raise Welfare and Disability rates by 40% now! -Stop the attacks: Give us back the Special Diet! -Defend Public Services On March … Continue reading Special Diet #Rally and March on the #McGuinty Government: Thursday, April 15th – #Toronto
Special Diet Program Discriminatory: Human Rights Tribunal
On Wednesday, February 17, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario released its long-awaited decision in the lead Special Diet Allowance complaint cases. In a 61-page decision, Interim Tribunal Chair David Wright found that the Ontario government’s Special Diet Allowance Program discriminated against the lead complainants on the basis of disability and ordered retroactive and future … Continue reading Special Diet Program Discriminatory: Human Rights Tribunal
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