Archivée - Sommaire médiatique - 4-6/12/2010

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ABORIGINAL / AUTOCHTONES

SASKATCHEWAN - A sweeping federal government project designed to get young, able-bodied First Nations people off welfare and into jobs is being piloted in Saskatchewan. Those unwilling to participate may find themselves cut off social assistance. (MONTREAL GAZETTE)

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EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE / ASSURANCE EMPLOI

NATIONAL  - Le taux de chômage au Canada en novembre s'est établi à 7,6 %, ce qui représente une diminution de 0,3 point par rapport à octobre, ... (CANOE)

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PENSIONS

NATIONAL - Are you saving $14,180 a year for your pension? That is how much you would have needed to save - every year for the last 35 years - to pay yourself a pension equal to that of a federal public servant. (CLEARWATER TIMES)

NATIONALE - Les prestations du RPC bénéficieront d'une augmentation de 1,7 p. 100. Les prestations du RPC sont révisées une fois par année, en janvier (MARKETWIRE)

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POVERTY / PAUVRETÉ

NATIONAL - By the end of 2009, 3.8 per cent of Canadian households controlled $1.78 trillion dollars of financial wealth, or 67 per cent of the total. (THE TYEE)

NATIONAL - Si les Canadiens avaient un million de dollars à donner pour la charité, la plupart donneraient l’argent à des organismes de santé, à des hôpitaux ou aideraient les pauvres dans leurs collectivités. (CANOE.CA)

ONTARIO - On Jan. 1, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government will be giving those bankers $6 billion in tax cuts, while the poorest people in the community can continue to rely on food banks, the New Democratic Party's federal leader said Saturday during a stop in Welland. (WELLAND TRIBUNE)

ONTARIO - Right now in Ontario, there are more than 830000 people who can't get by without a monthly welfare or disability support cheque. (TORONTO STAR)

ONTARIO - Poverty reduction plans poured out of Queen’s Park so fast last week it was hard to keep up with the paper flow. (THE STAR)

CALGARY - Calgary social agencies have been helping people for decades. While the basic need for food and shelter continues to rise, new problems have surfaced as society changes. (CALGARY HERALD)

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WELFARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE / ASSISTANCE SOCIALE

ONTARIO - The recent announcement by the Ontario government of yet another review of social assistance may win the support of Northumberland United Way executive director Lynda Kay, as stated in an article last week, entitled "Review Required, United Way" but it won't do much for the victims of poverty. (NORTHCUMBERLAND TODAY)

ONTARIO - A $3.5 million review of Ontario's welfare system will be led by Munir Sheikh, the head of Statistics Canada who quit on principle in July after the Stephen ... (GUELPH MERCURY)

PEI - Prince Edward Island's social services programs need an overhaul and a new infusion of cash, a committee of MLAs have recommended. (THE GUARDIAN)

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WOMEN / CONDITION FEMININE

NATIONAL - Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Typically on this day each year, there is a lot of remembrance. (TORONTO STAR)

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Date de sortie 2010-12-06