Archivée - Sommaire médiatique 5-6/10/2010

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EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE / ASSURANCE-EMPLOI

NATIONAL - While all employed people (and employers) pay E.I. premiums only about 45 per cent of the unemployed actually get benefits. (RABBLE.CA)

NATIONALE - M. Ignatieff promet, d'une part, de prolonger de 6 à 26 semaines la durée des prestations d'assurance-emploi qui peuvent être versées aux aidants naturels ... (RADIO-CANADA)

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HEALTH / SANTÉ

QUEBEC - Quebec's policy of charging user fees for services will have a greater financial impact on middle-income ... (MONTREAL GAZETTE)

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HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS / SANS-ABRI & LOGEMENT SOCIAL

EDMONTON - Since April 2009, 900 people have been placed through the housing first program, 40 per cent of whom were chronically homeless. Of those 900, 85 per cent have remained housed. (VANCOUVER SUN)

OTTAWA - “It's no surprise then, that 7500 individuals became homeless last year, including an astonishing 1317 children,” said Marion Wright, Chair of the Alliance ... (METRO)

OTTAWA - Devant l'augmentation alarmante du nombre de jeunes qui se retrouvent à la rue, la Coalition pour prévenir l'itinérance chez les francophones d'Ottawa ... (L’EXPRESSE)

QUEBEC - Selon le Comité régional en développement social du Centre-du-Québec, les coûts mensuels moyens des logements sont nettement moindres dans cette région que ... (CYBERPRESSE)

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MINIMUM WAGE / REVENUS DE BASE

VANCOUVER - Mayor Darrell Mussatto joins Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan at a Tuesday news conference on BC's minimnum wage. (CBC) Several mayors from ... (CBC)

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POVERTY / PAUVRETÉ

VANCOUVER - Very poor people shouldn't be mixed with very rich people at the Olympic village or it will affect the price of the still-unsold condos - and eventually ... (GLOBE & MAIL)

TORONTO - As we approach Thanksgiving, many families will be sharing in the tradition of a Thanksgiving feast with more food than they can possibly eat. (TORONTO STAR)

SAINT-JOHN - The gap between rich and poor may still be prominent but, thanks to programs such as Partners Assisting Local Schools, the Business Community ...(TELEGRAPH JOURNAL)

SAINT JOHN - There's some encouraging news to be found in the pages of the Greater Saint John Community Foundation's 2010 Vital Signs report for those who ... (TELEGRAPH JOURNAL)

OTTAWA - When he was asked what the City of Ottawa should do about poverty and pawn shops in Rideau-Vanier ... (OTTAWA CITIZEN)

OTTAWA - The city of Ottawa's annual report card is out, and it suggests the city's poverty level and lack of affordable housing are bringing down its overall health and welfare grades. (CBC)

PETERBOROUGH - Fresh herbs could be grown on city hall's lawn and other city properties, such as Confederation Square, could grow food, instead of flowers, to help feed the hungry, a woman said during an all-candidates meeting on social issues Tuesday night. (PETERBOROUGH EXAMINER)

LONDON - On Monday, the Child and Youth Network launched a website that aims to get Londoners talking about poverty and what it means to the 17% of city residents who struggle to make ends meet. (LONDON FREE PRESS)

HAMILTON - The connection between low income and low voter turnout deprive some of Hamilton's poorest residents of both economic and political clout. (THE SPEC)

HAMILTON - Poverty affects some groups disproportionately and is a major problem in the inner core where many identify lack of food as a chronic issue. (THE SPEC)

CAMBRIDGE - There is not an election sign to be seen in Paula Johnstone’s low-income, high-density neighbourhood in Cambridge. (THE RECORD)

CALGARY - Calgary remains a class laggard in the quality of life it offers its newest and poorest citizens, according to the Calgary Foundation's latest report card. (CALGARY HERALD)

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Date de sortie 2010-10-06