Archive for category Option for the Poor

Praise for Canada court decision striking down ban on refugee healthcare

Posted by on Saturday, 5 July, 2014

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/07/04/federal_court_rightly_strikes_down_harpers_refugee_healthcare_cuts_editorial.html


Canada and other rich nations shun refugees

Posted by on Wednesday, 2 July, 2014

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/07/01/canadas_generosity_to_refugees_an_outdated_myth_goar.html


The cost of not housing the homeless

Posted by on Wednesday, 2 July, 2014

http://www.thegridto.com/blog-post/the-cost-of-not-housing-the-homeless/


Conviction in Toronto for human trafficking is a first

Posted by on Friday, 30 May, 2014

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/05/27/human_trafficking_conviction_a_first_for_toronto.html


CA federal tax cuts reported to have helped poor

Posted by on Wednesday, 28 May, 2014

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/05/27/tory-tax-cuts-have-helped-balance-income-inequality-report


Toronto Mayoral candidate Tory proposes new rail transit plan

Posted by on Wednesday, 28 May, 2014

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mayoral-candidate-john-tory-unveils-transit-plan-1.2655356


United Nations pleads for aid for 500,000 starving children in Somalia

Posted by on Tuesday, 27 May, 2014

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/05/un-warns-hunger-deaths-somalia-2014527132919434567.html


Canada praised for keeping family-health funding pledge

Posted by on Saturday, 24 May, 2014

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-keeps-its-funding-promises-for-world-maternal-and-child-health/article18834698/?cmpid=rss1


UN estimates 21 million forced laborers worldwide

Posted by on Wednesday, 21 May, 2014

http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/un-reveals-21-million-workers-in-forced-labour-worldwide_933786.html


Canada declares Muslim relief organization a terrorist group

Posted by on Tuesday, 29 April, 2014

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/29/canada-outlaws-toronto-based-muslim-relief-group-adds-it-to-terrorist-list/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NP_Top_Stories+National+Post+-+Top+Stories