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"Voices into Action" report on National Dialogue on Health Care Transformation

Wednesday, 10 August 2011 15:46

The majority of participants in a year-long public consultation on the health system said Canadians are not getting good value for their money and patients are still waiting too long for the care that they need.

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) released its study, Voices Into Action, on Wednesday morning. It contains the findings of the national dialogue which the association initiated last August via a website that solicited opinions about health care and public forums in six different cities.

A large number of Canadians told the CMA they believe health care is “in distress.”

Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health in Canada

Tuesday, 09 August 2011 19:45
Today, the Health Council of Canada released Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health in Canada. This commentary highlights the health inequities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, and aims to create a better understanding of the programs and initiatives that have potential to reduce these inequities.

Statistics Canada works on enforcing 'voluntary'

Tuesday, 09 August 2011 19:27

BY CONNIE WOODCOCK,TORONTO SUN

A lawyer friend of mine gets really touchy when he thinks government is messing around too much in his life.

So when the National Household Survey arrived in his mailbox a few weeks ago, he wasn’t thrilled.

The NHS, in case you’ve forgotten, is the new name for what used to be the mandatory long form census.

The Conservative government did away with the long form last year, claiming people found it too intrusive, despite loud criticism from all sides that it’s the only way to collect reliable data.

Social Assistance Budgets includes rationale for Adequacy

Monday, 01 August 2011 23:40

The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg addresses two serious deficiences in the delivery of Social Assistance (SA) programs by provincial governments in Canada: the abscence of clearly defined standard budgets based on realistic needs of SA recipients and the failure to set SA rates at levels adequate to purchase items that meet those needs. Campaign 2000 is pleased to to have been able to provide support for this study along with other organizations.

The full report is available here.

Human Services - Ottawa cut on the sly

Friday, 22 July 2011 11:20

Media arts, community, aboriginal and industry are affected

By: Hélène Buzzetti - Le Devior - July 19, 2011

(*Note - the original article is written in French and has been translated with Google Translate for posting here.)

Ottawa - The budget cuts continue in Human Resources in Ottawa.The Conservative government has cut off on the sly at least $ 17 million program to train the skilled workforce in targeted business sectors. The arts, child care, Aboriginal groups and community organizations are particularly affected. Many are still in "shock" and expect an explanation this week.