Archivée - Sommaire médiatique 13-14/10/2010

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ABORIGINAL / AUTOCHTONES

B.C. author Calvin Helin is trying to sound the alarm on a state of "economic dependency” he claims is harmful to Canada’s aboriginal people and the rest of society. (STRAIT.COM)

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CHILDREN AND CHILDCARE / ENFANTS

YUKON - A Yukon First Nation is taking over its own child welfare matters, even though the federal and Yukon governments are not giving it any funding. (CBC)

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EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE / ASSURANCE-EMPLOI

NATIONAL - The federal government has opted to extend three Employment Insurance pilot projects with an eye towards making them permanent. (JOURNAL PIONEER) (CBC)

NATIONALE - Le gouvernement fédéral a fait volte-face dans le dossier de l'abolition de certains projets pilotes touchant le programme d'assurance-emploi. ... (CAP ACADIE)

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HEALTH / SANTÉ

NATIONAL - Calling for an end to $40-billion in social and health transfers to the provinces, Maxime Bernier is criticizing his own government’s policies in areas of provincial jurisdiction and (GLOBE & MAIL)

NATIONAL - There is no subsidized dental care for the poor unless they are on long-term income assistance. (TIMES COLUMNIST) (KAMLOOPS NEWS)

NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK - La semaine dernière, le Front commun pour la justice sociale présentait, à Moncton, une étude sur l'impact de la hausse du coût des aliments sur les ... (L’ETOILE)

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HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS / SANS-ABRI & LOGEMENT SOCIAL

EDMONTON - Mayoral candidate Daryl Bonar used the mean streets to sell his idea on reducing homelessness in Edmonton. Bonar spent Tuesday night in the inner city ... (CBC)

NATIONAL - Volunteers handed out thousands of postcards to Vancouver commuters Tuesday to pressure the federal government to enact a national housing strategy. (THE PROVINCE)

BRITISH COLUMBIA - A free, online guide is now available for high-school teachers who want to help their students understand the economics of homelessness. (VANCOUVER SUN)

MONTREAL - With winter just around the corner and Montreal's homeless shelters increasingly full, Mayor Gerald Tremblay promised more help yesterday to the thousands of homeless people living on the streets. (THE GAZETTE)

MONTREAL - MONTRÉAL - La Ville de Montréal a dévoilé, mercredi, un ambitieux plan d'action en itinérance qui, déplorent plusieurs organismes, repose essentiellement ... (CANOE)

OKANAGAN - Okanagan organizations that help the homeless are seeing the average age of their clients rising. They are helping more of the "working poor".  (GLOBAL REGINA)

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LIVING WAGE / REVENUS GUARANTIS

VIEW ROYAL – A town  councillor hopes the Town will adopt a living wage policy, especially if the neighbouring municipality of Esquimalt goes that route. (BC LOCAL NEWS)

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POVERTY / PAUVRETÉ

NATIONAL - according to an article titled Poverty is Making Us Sick, an annual increase of $1,000 in income for the poorest 20 per cent of Canadians would lead to almost 10,000 fewer chronic conditions and 6,600 fewer disability days every two weeks. In other words, investing in reducing poverty makes business and social sense. (THE SPEC)

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WOMEN / CONDITION FEMININE

NATIONAL - Canada has slipped behind the U.S. when it comes to women's equality, but still climbed five spots among the world's top nations in closing the gender gap. (TORONTO SUN)

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OTHER / AUTRE

NATIONAL - How happy are you? Happier than yesterday? Happier than ten years ago? If not, you might live in Ottawa. (THE MARK)

KINGSTON - "BELOW THE LINE" FEATURES SEVERAL SHORT DOCUMENTARIES THAT SHED LIGHT ON THE MANY FACETS OF POVERTY IN OUR COMMUNITY (CKWS TV)

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Date de sortie 2010-10-14