Archivée - Sommaire médiatique - 7-8/12/2010

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CHILDREN AND CHILDCARE / ENFANTS

NATIONAL - The simple fact is children do not exist in isolation from their families. The often tossed-about term "child poverty" really means "family poverty." (CHRONICLE HERALD)

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EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE / ASSURANCE-EMPLOI

NATIONAL - An NDP MP is pushing for one-time changes to RRSP contributions and the easing of employment insurance rules for Canadians who lose their jobs. (GLOBE & MAIL)

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HEALTH / SANTÉ

NATIONAL - There is now hard medical evidence that a person’s economic status and social participation directly affects their physical health. (GLOBE & MAIL)

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PENSIONS

SASKATCHEWAN - made-in-Saskatchewan solution to the challenge of helping people achieve a decent retirement income is getting a much-needed makeover ahead of its 25th anniversary. (LEADER-POST)

NEW BRUNSWICK - A three-member task force has been appointed to find ways to make private pension plans in New Brunswick the best protected in Canada. (TIMES TRANSCRIPT)

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POVERTY / PAUVRETÉ

QUEBEC - La Petite-Patrie a lancé un appel de projets dans le cadre de l’Entente de lutte contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale pour la réalisation de projets en 2011. (JOURNAL DE ROSEMONT)

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SENIORS / AINÉS

MUSKOKA - In May internal guidelines were approved by the House of Commons, without public notice. The guidelines would have effectively changed the way lump-sum withdrawals from Registered Retirement Income Funds affect Guaranteed Income Supplement payments for low-income seniors making less than $15,815.99. (COTTAGE COUNTRY NOW)

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WELFARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE / ASSISTANCE SOCIALE

NATIONAL - The National Council of Welfare (NCW) will release its report Welfare Incomes 2009 at a news conference in Ottawa on Monday, ... (CNW)

NATIONALE - Le Conseil national du bien-être social (CNBES) rendra public son rapport intitulé Revenus de bien-être social, 2009 dans le cadre d'une conférence de presse qui se déroulera le lundi 13 décembre 2010 à Ottawa. (CNW)

ONTARIO - The recent announcement by the Ontario government of yet another review of social assistance may win the support of Northumberland United Way, but it won't do much for the victims of poverty.(NORTHCUMBERLAND TODAY)

ONTARIO - In light of reports showing that Canada is becoming more and more polarized between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn is renewing his call for the McGuinty government to take meaningful action to address poverty. (THE GUARDIAN)

ONTARIO - The long bureaucratic nightmare that is Ontario's Special Diet Allowance for welfare recipients isn't over yet, but there's reason to hope. (OTTAWA CITIZEN)

SASKATCHEWAN - A report by the University of Regina and the Regina Food Bank shows shelter costs have spiked by more than 38 per cent, while food costs have soared more ... (GLOBAL WINNIPEG)

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Date de sortie 2010-12-09