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2007 Op Ed: Harper, Bush and Calderon shortsighted to ignore 120 million kids [August 19, 2007] CCSD's letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper about social development and the Canada Social Transfer [April 5, 2007] 2006 On the eve of the Cancun Summit, CCSD urges Harper, Bush and Fox not to ignore the interests of 120 million children. [March 29, 2006] 2005 Notes from the Lynne Wannan Briefing Session on Child Care Open Letter to Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Early Learning and Child Care [October 20, 2005] CCSD's Presentation to the Finance Committee 2005 Pre-budget Consultation: Let's Make Productivity Work for Canadians [October 5, 2005] Reality Check: As Premiers met in Alberta, the CCSD and Campaign 2000 remind them that political will and vision is needed to tackle poverty [August 10, 2005] The World We Have: Towards a New Social Architecture, by Katherine Scott, CCSD [June 2005] Postponed Adulthood: Dealing with the New Economic Inequality, by John Myles, University of Toronto [June 2005] Open letter to the Prime Minister of Canada about child care [January 26, 2005] 2004 Open letter to the Prime Minister of Canada about child care [November 10, 2004] Roy Romanow's speech on the Canada Social Transfer [October 2004] What Kind of Canada? CCSD calls for a national debate on the Canada Social Transfer [April 8, 2004] Budget Commentary: Budget Gives Social Development Department Little to Do [March 24, 2004] CCSD in Hansard: February 12, 2004 Op-Ed, Halifax Herald: Will Martin tackle 'social deficit' with as much gusto? [January 24, 2004] 2003 Imagining a Future of Inclusion: CCSD's submission to the House Of Commons Standing Committee On Finance 2003 Pre-Budget Consultations (PDF file, 130kb). [September 2003] Putting Social Policy Back on the Agenda (Marcel Lauzière's speaking notes for a United Way presentation) Opinion Editorial - Welcome to Canada. We lied about the opportunities Press Release: Boomers Beware: People with Disabilities Falling Between the Cracks [May 20, 2003] Census Shows Growing Polarization of Income in Canada [May 16, 2003] Presentation Notes: Aboriginal Children in Poverty in Urban Communities: Social exclusion and the growing racialization of poverty in Canada [May 16, 2003] CCSD Summary of March 10 Census Release: Education in Canada and the Earnings of Canadians [March 12, 2003] CCSD's Post-Budget Statement: An Historic Day for Child Care [February 19, 2003] CCSD's Pre-Budget Statement [February 17, 2003] CCSD summary of February 11 Census data: Labour market data shows critical skills shortage - and skills going unused [February 11, 2003] Summary: Census Shows Increasing Diversity of Canadian Society [January 24, 2003] The fight against poverty: A model law - An excellent article by Camil Bouchard and Marie-France Raynault on Quebec’s ground-breaking anti-poverty law recently appeared in Le Devoir. We had the article translated for you. [January 22, 2003] 2002 Op-Ed: Child Poverty: It's more than just a numbers game [November 25, 2002] Letter to the Editor (Toronto Star) re: One battle Chretien could still win [November 15, 2002] CCSD Submission to the 3-Year Review of the Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA) [November 1, 2002] SUFA Submission (HTML format) SUFA Submission (PDF format: 9 pages, 33 Kb) Speech from the Throne [September 2002] CCSD’s Checklist of Key Commitments in the Speech from the Throne [September 27, 2002] Op-Ed: With a little help from your friends [September 27, 2002] Op-Ed: Well-Being of Children is Key to Our Future [July 30, 2002] Quebec Renews Fight Against Poverty [June 2002] Whatever happened to social development? [Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, May 2002] "A New Welfare Archictecture for Europe?" Lessons for Canada by Andrew Jackson [PDF file, 26Kb] 2001 Op-Ed: Security Begins at Home [November 2001] CCSD's Submission to the Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada: Equality, Inclusion and the Health of Canadians [November 2001] The 2001 Federal Budget [October-December 2001] Brief to the Standing Committee on Finance by the CCSD [October 2001] Oral Presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance by Marcel Lauzière [October 2001] Communiqué Detailed analysis of the budget Defining and Re-Defining Poverty: A CCSD Perspective [October 22, 2001] Defining and Re-Defining Poverty: A CCSD Perspective Open letter to Ivan Fellegi, Statistics Canada CCSD endorses "A Joint Civil Society Statement on the Tragedy in the United States [October 12, 2001] Globalization and Progressive Social Policy [June 18, 2001] The Incidence and Depth of Child Poverty in Recession and Recovery: Some Preliminary Lessons on Child Benefits [June 6, 2001] Social Policy at Risk - Speaking Notes [January 2001] Letter to the Prime Minister from CCSD's President (re: upcoming review of income security system) [January 16, 2001] 2000 Why We Don't Have to Choose Between Social Justice and Economic Growth: The myth of the equity/efficiency trade-off [November 2000] Commentary: Time to Debate Social Canada [November 1, 2000] CCSD's response to the October 2000 Mini-Budget [October 19, 2000] CCSD Analysis of October, 2000 Economic Statement/Mini Budget Communiqué Growing together: CCSD Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance [October 5, 2000] Communiqué: Growing surplus means government can set new priorities for next budget Highlights: Growing together: Priorities for the 2001 federal budget Full text of Submission Op-Ed: Can we grow together? [September 20, 2000] Op-Ed: Soaring energy prices: what will happen when winter comes? [September 20, 2000] The 2000 Federal Budget [October 26, 1999 and March 13, 2000] CCSD's Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance: Priorities for the 2000 Federal Budget [October 26, 1999] CCSD's Response to the 2000 Federal Budget [March 13, 2000] What's Behind a Poverty Line? [June 2000] Family incomes improved in 1998, but more for some than others [June 2000] 1999 Letter to the Editor of the Globe & Mail by David Ross: re: Harris slams child-poverty report [November 25/99] OP ED submission by David Ross - Child Poverty: The Time to Act is Now [November 3, 1999] The 1999 Federal Budget Priorities for the 1999 Federal Budget [September 28, 1998] CCSD's Response to Recent Development of Welfare-to-Work Programs CCSD's Response to the 1999 Federal Budget - A Report Card [March 1, 1999] 1998 The 1998 Federal Budget CCSD's Priorities for the 1998 Federal Budget [February 19, 1998] CCSD's Response to the 1998 Federal Budget: Will the 1998 Federal Budget Bring Down Canada's Social Deficit? [March 17 1998] Letter to the Editor (Ottawa Citizen) by David Ross, re: poverty line [December 23, 1998] Letter to the Editor (Globe & Mail) by David Ross, re: poverty lines [December 21, 1998] Letter to the Editor (Ottawa Citizen) re measuring poverty [October 2, 1998] 1997 David Ross' Notes for Pre-budget Roundtable Consultation with the Standing Committee on Finance [November 5, 1997] CCSD's message to the 36th Parliament [September 10, 1997] Position Paper: CCSD's Response to the 1997 Federal Budget [March 1997] Backgrounder - Integrating children's benefits: what will result? January, 1997 1996 Talking with Canadians: Citizen Engagement and the Social Union [July 16, 1998] Executive Summary: CCSD Response to Bill C-12 - An Act Respecting Employment Insurance in Canada [April 1996] Communiqué: Reforms to CPP can ensure its future [April 15, 1996] Letter to Paul Martin re: 1996 federal budget [March 26, 1996] Backgrounder: Children and the 1996 federal budget [March 12, 1996] Communiqué: CCSD proposes measures to halt erosion of federal support for Canada's social programs [March 5, 1996] Position Statement: Maintaining a National Social Safety Net: Recommendations on the Canada Health and Social Transfer[March 5, 1996] Communiqué: Council releases final report of experts' roundtables on the Canada Health and Social Transfer [March 5, 1996] 1995 Press Release: Federal Child Care Announcement [December 13, 1995] Backgrounder: Adapting to a Changing Ontario Economy [November 23, 1995] Press Release: Family Incomes Inch Up in 1994 [November 17, 1995] Press Release: Message to the Premier of Ontario [October 5, 1995] Social Policy Beyond the Budget [1995] 1994 CCSD's submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance [1994]
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