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What's new from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (June 2009):
--- Office for Disability Issues consultation on the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
--- National Elder Abuse Awareness campaign & websiste launched, new Call for Proposals under the New Horizons for Seniors program
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Office of Literacy and Essential Skills has developed a Literacy and Essential Skills Toolkit for employers, learners and practitioners

What's new in June 2009 from
Human Resources and Social Development Canada:

* The Office for Disability Issues, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, is leading consultations with Canadians on the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. To participate in the online consultation, please visit the Public Consultations page.
This consultation ends July 31.

* A national Elder Abuse Awareness campaign and a federal Elder Abuse Initiative Call for Proposals under the New Horizons for Seniors program launched on June 15, 2009.

* The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills has developed a number of tools to help employers, learners and practitioners address Literacy and Essential Skills challenges.
Visit the Literacy and Essential Skills Toolkit to access 17 new tools and much more.

* New Horizons for Seniors Program — The calls for proposals for Community Participation and Leadership Funding and Capital Assistance Funding are now open in Quebec until September 11, 2009.
NOTE: this last item was actually in the May What's New update for HRSDC.

- Go to the Disability Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/disbkmrk.htm
- Go to the Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/hrsdc.htm
- Go to the Seniors (Social Research) Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/seniors.htm

Canada’s Declining Social Safety Net: The Case for Employment Insurance Reform - June 2009
(Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)

Canada’s EI benefits well below OECD average: study
Press Release
June 30, 2009
OTTAWA—Employment Insurance benefits in Canada are well below the OECD average, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by economist Lars Osberg, finds that in terms of access, benefit duration, and income replacement levels, EI in Canada falls far below most other OECD countries and below the levels of Canadian unemployment insurance in past recessions.

Complete report:

Canada’s Declining Social Safety Net:
The Case for EI Reform
(PDF - 592K, 28 pages)
June 2009
By Lars Osberg
"(...) Between October 2008 and May 2009, 363,000 Canadians lost their jobs — and the OECD projects unemployment to rise to 9.8% in 2010. In this global recession, the weakness of Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system has become a glaring federal policy omission. This study looks at income protection for the unemployed, federally and elsewhere, and makes a strong case for EI reforms." (Excerpt from the Executive Summary)

Source:
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates.

[ more CCPA reports and studies ]
[ all CCPA publications ]

- Go to the Employment Insurance Links page : http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ei.htm

[BC] Pathways to Health and Healing : Second Report on the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia (2007) - Released June 25
(Office of the Provincial Health Officer)

Pathways to Health and Healing (PDF - 8.9MB)
Second Report on the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia
Provincial Health Officer's Annual Report 2007

Release date June 25, 2009
This report contains eight chapters encompassing discussions on determinants of health, pregnancy, infants and children, diseases and injuries, physical environment, and health services, with a chapter devoted to recommendations on improving the health of the Aboriginal population in BC. In addition, with the availability of the 2006 Métis Nation BC Survey, a chapter is also provided on the health and wellbeing of the Métis population in the province. The report also includes examples of best practices, programs, and success stories in various Aboriginal communities in the province.

Appendix (PDF 1MB, 211 pages)
- extensive collection of vital statistics and demographic tables, including some comparisons of mortality and morbidity between status Indians and non-Aboriginal people.

Source:
Office of the Provincial Health Officer
[ Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport ]
[ Government of British Columbia ]

- Go to the First Nations Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/1stbkmrk.htm
- Go to the BC Government Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/bcbkmrk.htm

Winning and Losing at Welfare : Saskatchewan and Canada, 1981-1989 - September 1989
(University of Regina)

Found - An Oldie Goldie:

WINNING AND LOSING AT WELFARE:
SASKATCHEWAN AND CANADA, 1981-1989
(PDF - 13.5MB, 57 pages)
By Graham Riches and Gordon Ternowetsky
September 1989
- includes three complete papers:
* Child Hunger and Family Poverty in Saskatchewan : Broadening the Debate
* Who are the Real Welfare Bums?
* Welfare Reform in Saskatchewan : Implications for the Poor, Labour and Social Work
Source:
Working paper series (browse 21 reports by title)
Social Policy Research Unit (formerly Social Administration Research Unit)
* 19 links to occasional papers
* Child poverty report cards for Saskatchewan - 2000 to 2006
[ Faculty of Social Work ]
[ University of Regina ]

- Go to the Saskatchewan Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/skbkmrk.htm

What's New in The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
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Canada at a Glance 2009 - July 3

What's New in The Daily [Statistics Canada]:

July 3
Canada at a Glance 2009
HTML
PDF
(3.4MB, 27 pages)
Canada at a Glance 2009 presents the current Canadian demographic, education, health and aging, justice, housing, income, labour market household, economic, travel, financial, agricultural, foreign trade and environmental statistics. This booklet also includes important international comparisons, so that readers can see how Canada stacks up against its neighbours. Updated yearly, Canada at a Glance is a very useful reference for those who want quick access to current Canadian statistics.
[ earlier editions of this report ]
Source:
Canada at a Glance - main product page

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The Daily Archives - select a year and month from the drop-down menu to view releases in chronological order
[ Statistics Canada ]

- Go to the Social Statistics Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/stats.htm
- Go to the Federal Government Department Links (Fisheries and Oceans to Veterans Affairs) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/fedbkmrk2.htm

What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - June 27

Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU)

June 27, 2009

About Canada: Childcare
24 Jun 09
- Just published – a new book co-authored by CRRU director Martha Friendly and University of Manitoba Sociologist Susan Prentice.

Atkinson Summer Institute on Early Childhood Development: Engaging families and community in early years programs
24 Jun 09
- Presentations from the 6th annual Summer Institute hosted by George Brown and the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development.

Special review: Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut
24 Jun 09
- Book review by Steven Barnett on Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut describing the inaccuracy of the book and giving evidence why preschool for all benefits all.

Foundations of inclusion birth to five
24 Jun 09
- Video from CONNECT focusing on inclusion and effective practices to help providers develop evidence-based decision making skills.

Parents and the high price of child care: 2009 update
24 Jun 09
- Report from NACCRRA presenting 2008 data on child care costs in the United States. Child care costs are increasing and often exceed other household expenses.

With our best future in mind: Implementing early learning in Ontario
17 Jun 09
- Report to the Premier of Ontario from Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning.

more WHAT'S NEW ONLINE »

child care in the news

· The payback on early learning makes it a dollars and sense proposition
[CA-ON] 23 Jun 09

· Letters to the editor regarding the Early Learning Advisor’s report
[CA-ON] 22 Jun 09

· Alberta minister ignites furor over ‘raising kids right'
[CA-AB] 22 Jun 09

· Early learning makes business sense
[CA] 22 Jun 09

· What's best for children?
[CA] 20 Jun 09

· Iris, eyes are rolling over parenting views
[CA-AB] 18 Jun 09

· Parents shouldn't have to settle
[CA-ON] 18 Jun 09

· The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Interview with Charles Pascal
[CA-ON] 16 Jun 09

more CC IN THE NEWS »

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Sign up to receive email notices of updates and new postings on the CRRU website which will inform you of policy developments in early childhood care and education, new research and resources for policy, newly released CRRU publications, and upcoming events of interest to the child care and broader community.

Links to child care sites in Canada and elsewhere

CRRU Publications - briefing notes, factsheets, occasional papers and other publications
ISSUE files - theme pages, each filled with contextual information and links to further info

Source:
Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU)
The Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) is a policy and research oriented facility that focuses on early childhood education and child care (ECEC) and family policy in Canada and internationally.

- Go to the Non-Governmental Early Learning and Child Care Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ecd2.htm

Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
(Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Poverty Dispatch (U.S.) ------------ (the content of this link changes continuously
- provides links to U.S. web-based news items dealing with topics such as poverty, welfare reform, child welfare, education, health, hunger, Medicare and Medicaid, etc.

Latest issues of the Poverty Dispatch:

June 25, 2009
* Joblessness and Unemployment
* TANF Programs - Massachusetts, Florida
* Free and Reduced-price Lunch Program - Sacramento, CA
* Homelessness Programs - New York City
* Cellular Technology and Banking for the Poor
* Microlending and Business Training Programs
* States and Health Care Coverage
* Economic Stimulus Spending - Michigan, Kansas
* Report: Zero-tolerance and School Expulsions - Michigan
* Family and Sick Leave

June 22, 2009
* Joblessness and Unemployment
* State Medicaid Cuts
* Medicaid Reform - Illinois, Florida
* Increasing Need for Assistance Programs
* Debt and Poverty Measurement
* Homelessness and Housing Programs
* State Budget Cuts
* Utility Bills and Shut-offs - Michigan
* UN Report: World Hunger
* State Minimum Wage - Illinois
* Job Losses and Child Support Payments
* Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren - United Kingdom

Past Poverty Dispatches
- links to two dispatches a week back to June 2006

Search Poverty Dispatches

Source:
Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)
[ University of Wisconsin-Madison ]

- Go to the Links to American Government Social Research page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us.htm
- Go to the Links to American Non-Governmental Social Research (A-J) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us2.htm
- Go to the Links to American Non-Governmental Social Research (M-Z) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us3.htm

- Go to the Poverty Measures - International Resources page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/poverty2.htm

Australian Policy Online

Australian Policy Online (APO)
APO is a news service and library specialising in Australian public policy reports and articles from academic research centres, think tanks, government and non-government organisations. The site features opinion and commentary pieces, video, audio and web resources focussed on the policy issues facing Australia. [ About APO ]
NOTE : includes links to the latest APO research; the five most popular downloads of the week
appear in a dark box in the top right-hand corner of each page, and the downloads vary depending on the topic you select.

New Research : Social Policy | Poverty
- topics include:
* Community * Cultural diversity * Families & households * Gender & sexuality * Immigration & refugees * Population * Poverty * Religion & faith * Social problems * Welfare * Youth

- Go to the Social Research Links in Other Countries (Non-Government) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/internatngo.htm

CRINMAIL - June 2009
(Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
CRIN is a global network coordinating and promoting information and action on child rights. More than 2,000 member organisations and tens of thousands more activists from across the world rely on CRIN for research and information. CRIN presses for rights, not charity, for children and is guided by a passion for putting children’s rights at the top of the global agenda by addressing root causes and promoting systematic change. Its guiding framework is the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Latest issue
of CRINMAIL
(email newsletter on child rights):

16 June 2009 - CRINMAIL 1093
* REPORT: Easier said than done: 20 years of children's rights [conference report]
* CRC: Committee adopts concluding observations for the 51st session [news]
* EDUCATION: Right to education survey
* PERU: First World Congress on Restorative Juvenile Justice [event]
* TANZANIA: Influencing Policy for Children in Tanzania: Lessons from Education, Legislation and Social Protection [publication]
* CHILD LABOUR: Give Girls a Chance: Tackling child labour, a key to the future [publication]
* EXPLOITATION: Travelling Child-Sex Offenders in South East Asia: A Regional Review [publication]
**NEWS IN BRIEF**

Links to all issues of CRINMAIL
- links to 300+ weekly issues
, many of which are special editions focusing on special themes, such as the 45th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Source:
CRINMAIL(incl. subscription info)
[ Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) ]

- Go to the Children's Rights Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/chnrights.htm

 

Bing
Formerly Live Search, Windows Live Search, and MSN Search, Bing is a web search engine (advertised as a "decision" engine), Microsoft's current incarnation of its search technology. Unveiled by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on May 28, 2009, Bing is a replacement for Live Search. It went fully online on June 3, 2009.
Notable changes include the listing of search suggestions in real time as queries are entered, and a list of related searches (called "Explorer pane" on the left side of search results), based on semantic technology from PowerSet, which Microsoft purchased in 2008. Bing also includes the ability to Save & Share search histories via Windows Live SkyDrive, Facebook, and email. Most of the new features in Bing currently are only available in the United States version.
Reviewed by:
Wikipedia
- click the Wikipedia link for the complete article about Bing

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Our Art Art Hour (video)
http://funnyvideos.todaysbigthing.com/2009/06/29
The punch line is the first item up on the show, at the end of the video.
ROFL.

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Things I hated when I was a kid:

(#37) Mom dragging me to the Husky Boys section at Freiman's (Ottawa dept. store) for my annual back-to-school clothing ordeal.
...like #12 in this collection of creepy vintage ads:

http://www.retrocomedy.com/2009/07/15-creepiest-vintage-ads-of-all-time.html

 

 

What was new before that?
- This is a link to the online version of the June 21 issue of the Canadian Social Research Newsletter.

[ See Earlier issues of the newsletter - incl. the table of contents for each issue right back to January 2005....]

 

What's New and the weekly Canadian Social Research Newsletter:

Whenever I add a link to any page on the Canadian Social Research Links site, I copy it to this What's New page. At the beginning of each week, usually on Sunday, I copy the content directly from this page into the Canadian Social  Research Newsletter and send it by e-mail to subscribers. I also create an HTML version of the newsletter (see the links immediately below), which I post to my site. The HTML version of the newsletter also serves as an archive for "old" content from this What's New page.

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2. If you plan to link from your website to any of the newsletters below, or to add one or more issues of this newsletter to your Internet Explorer Favorites or your Netscape/Firefox Bookmarks, please note that I clean up server space for my site from time to time by deleting older newsletters. Feel free to download any of the newsletters below to your own computer before they disappear...

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