Blog entries posted in January 2012
What's in the new Housing Services Act? (Updated Feb 29)
Date: Thursday, January 26, 2012 | Category: Housing
Staff Lawyer Marisa Scotto di Luzio looks at the new Housing Services Act and finds it disappointing.
ACORN Campaigns against Predatory Fees
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | Category: News
ACORN Canada’s advocates against excessive fees that companies like Western Union charge immigrants to send money back to their home countries.
Austerity Shouldn’t Crush the Poor
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012 | Category: Poverty Reduction
Former Clinic staffer Tom Cooper calls on Ontario to invest in poverty reduction in an article reprinted from the January 12th Hamilton Spectator.
Farmer's Market Gift Certificate Progam a Possibility
Date: Monday, January 9, 2012 | Category: Hamilton Issues
A pilot project which would provide a gift certificate program for single Ontario Works recipients seems like a good idea.
Council on Aging Accessibility Report
Date: Monday, January 2, 2012 | Category: Hamilton Issues
A Hamilton Council on Aging report on accessibility of grocery stores and pharmacies came out in December. You may have missed it.