Canadian Social Research Newsletter
November 2, 2008
Welcome to the weekly Canadian Social Research Newsletter,
a listing of the new links added to the Canadian Social Research Links
website in the past week.
The
e-mail version of this week's issue of the newsletter is going out to 1910 subscribers.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Canadian content
1.
Report of the Ontario Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery
Review (Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing) -
October 31
2. Ontario : Welfare raise leaves cheque at 1988
levels - November 1
3. (Embargoed)
4. New
from the Caledon Institute of Social Policy:
--- Poverty Policy [comprehensive
poverty reduction strategy] - October 2008
--- Federal Election –
Politicians refuse to admit that deficits are inevitable - October 2008
5. What's New in The Daily (Statistics Canada):
---
Aboriginal Children's Survey: Family, community and child care, 2006 -
October 29
--- Payroll employment, earnings and hours, August 2008
- October 29
--- Employment Insurance, August 2008 - October 29
6. [Ontario] Evaluation of the JobsNow Pilot: Final
Report (Ministry of Community and Social Services) - October 10
7.
BC's Ten-Point Economic Plan "Supports Families and Boosts Productivity" (Government
of British Columbia) - October 22
8.
British Columbia : Municipality Votes Papers 2008 (Social Planning and Research
Council of BC) - October 2008
9. If the World Could
Vote in the U.S. Presidential Election --- And now you can! (+ Electopedia)
10. Ready for Leadership: Canadians’ perceptions of poverty (Canadian
Centre for Policy Alternatives) - October 2008
11. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada - Again. (The
New Federal Cabinet - Government of Canada) - October 30
12. What's new from the Childcare Resource
and Research Unit (Toronto) - October 29
International content
13. Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage
of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University
of Wisconsin-Madison)
14. U.S. Presidential Election Links
15. Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected
recent content:
--- Disability support services 2006-07: National data
on services provided under the Commonwealth State-Territory Disability Agreement
- Posted 30-10-2008
--- Reconceptualising housing need in the context of
21st century Australian housing policy Posted 28-10-2008
--- Building
trust: supporting families through disability trusts - Posted 27-10-2008
--- The world health report: Primary health care – now more than ever
Posted 24-10-2008
16. CRINMAIL (October 2008) - (Child Rights Information
Network - CRIN)
Have a great week!
|
1. Report of the Ontario Provincial-Municipal
Fiscal and Service Delivery Review - October 31 |
Ontario:
Province Eases Financial Pressures
on Municipalities and Property Taxpayers
Provincial and
municipal partners reach agreement
News Release
October 31, 2008
The McGuinty government is moving to upload all social assistance benefits and
court security costs from municipalities, as stated in an agreement announced
today by the Province of Ontario, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario
(AMO) and the City of Toronto.
Complete report:
Report of the Provincial-Municipal
Fiscal
and Service Delivery Review - Facing the Future Together
(PDF - 1.6MB, 64 pages)
Fall 2008
Uploading
Ontario Works
- this fact sheet (one of several backgrounders and
related documents found on the Fiscal
and Service Delivery website) provides a brief description of the current
provincial-municipal funding arrangement for welfare in Ontario and a 10-year
timeline for the gradual uploading of 100% of welfare costs to the provincial
government.
-----
Some contextual information:
* Ontario is the only Canadian province that still requires a direct municipal
government contribution towards the cost of providing welfare (known as the Ontario
Works Program or OW) to the able-bodied needy population residing within their
municipal boundaries. Municipalities pay 20% of the total OW bill on their territory.
* Last-resort financial assistance for people with disabilities is provided under
the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). Municipalities also pay 20% of
the total ODSP bill on their territory.
* The Ontario Government has already
announced that the cost of ODSP will be gradually be transferred to the provincial
government between 2009 and 2011.
-----
Source:
Provincial Municipal Fiscal and
Service Delivery Review
[ Ministry
of Municipal Affairs and Housing ]
Related links:
Hefty
housing costs stay local in "good news / bad news" provincial funding deal
October 31, 2008
By Michael Shapcott
Good news: The Ontario government,
along with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Toronto,
jointly announced earlier today a plan to upload the costs of several provincial
income assistance programs back to the provincial level over the next decade.
This will give municipalities some significant fiscal breathing room – as
it takes the cost of this income-distributive program off the municipal tax base
and returns it to the provincial tax base, where it belongs. The timing is good
as the demand for income assistance programs may well increase with the current
economic crisis. Bad news: The cost of the provincial social housing program –
which was downloaded to municipalities under the former Harris government starting
in 1998 – remains at the local level.
Source:
Wellesley
Institute Blog
[ The Wellesley
Institute ]
The Wellesley Institute advances the social determinants
of health through community-based research , community engagement , and the informing
of public policy.
Uploading move good but
slow
November 1, 2008
It won't happen as quickly as urban
advocates would like, but a newly announced deal between Ontario and its hard-pressed
municipalities goes a considerable way toward lifting a historic burden from them.
In the deal announced yesterday, the province has agreed to "upload" the cost
of all welfare benefits from municipalities (which now pay 20 per cent of the
cost) by 2018. An important principle is thus underlined – income support
programs are best paid through the income and sales taxes, not through property
taxes. Collectively, Ontario's municipalities stand to save more than $400 million
yearly from this shift.
Source:
The
Toronto Star
| 2. Ontario : Welfare raise leaves cheque at 1988 levels - November 1 |
Welfare raise leaves cheque
at 1988 levels
November 1, 2008
By Laurie Monsebraaten
"(...) Twenty years after a provincial task force recommended major increases
to welfare, Ontario's most destitute residents are finally seeing the money, or
at least some of it. A promised 2 per cent welfare rate increase that kicks in
Dec. 1 – bringing the monthly rate for a single person ... to $572 –
will boost welfare payments to levels recommended in 1988 by David Peterson's
Liberal government. But when you factor in inflation, next month's increase would
have to be at least $350 higher to equal the spirit of that 20-year-old recommendation.
Source:
The Toronto Star
New
Social Assistance rates effective Nov/Dec 2008 (Word file - 50K, 1
page)
- detailed rates by family size for the Ontario Works Program and the
Ontario Disability Support Program
- incl, the list of other programs to
which the 2% increase applies, incl. Northern Allowances, the Guide Dog Benefit,
the Advanced Age Amount, the Special Boarder Allowance, the Temporary Care Assistance
amount, Assistance for Children with Severe Disability, etc.
Source:
Income
Security Advocacy Centre (Toronto)
The Income Security Advocacy Centre
works with and on behalf of low income communities in Ontario to address issues
of income security and poverty.
Related link:
Ministry of Community
and Social Services
(Ministry responsible for welfare)
NOTE: as
at November 2, I couldn't find any info
about the welfare rate increase on
the Ministry's website.
- Go to the Homelessness
and Housing Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/homeless.htm
- Go to the Ontario Government Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/onbkmrk.htm
| 3. (Embargoed) |
Embargoed release.
| 4. New
from the Caledon Institute of Social Policy: |
New from the Caledon Institute of Social Policy:
Poverty Policy
(PDF - 119K, 36 pages)
By Sherri Torjman
October 2008
This paper discusses
ten major policy areas that comprise the core of a comprehensive poverty reduction
strategy:
* affordable housing * early childhood development * high school
completion and improved literacy proficiency * demand-driven customized training
* improved minimum wages and enhanced supplementation of low earnings and of income
* a restored and improved unemployment insurance system * adequate income and
appropriate supports for persons with disabilities * assistance with the creation
of assets for low- and modest-income households, support for the social economy
* strong social infrastructure * place-based initiatives that fashion integrated
approaches to intervention and that create effective responses to tackling poverty
through creative combinations of resources and approaches.
Federal Election
– Politicians refuse to admit that deficits are inevitable (PDF
- 35K, 3 pages)
By Michael Mendelson
October 2008
This article, which
first appeared in the Toronto Star, argues that Canada will be caught in a prolonged
recession in the US. If so, most governments in Canada will end up with deficits
in the next few years, and it is better to plan for this eventuality than to just
hope it does not happen. The real challenge is to maintain fiscal discipline even
when deficits are permitted. If governments plan sensibly, they can establish
‘fiscal rules’ setting out what deficit financing can be used to pay
for and how large deficits can be.
All Caledon Institute reports - by date
Source:
Caledon
Institute of Social Policy
- Go to the
Anti-poverty Strategies and Campaigns page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/antipoverty.htm
- Go to the Social Research Organizations
(I) in Canada page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/research.htm
| 5. What's
New in The Daily (Statistics Canada): |
What's New in The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
October
29, 2008
Aboriginal
Children's Survey: Family, community and child care, 2006
Higher
proportions of young Aboriginal children are growing up in large families and
are being raised by young parents compared with non-Aboriginal children. There
is evidence that many people, including extended family and community members,
are involved in raising young Aboriginal children.
Related links:
Aboriginal Children's Survey 2006:
Family, Community and Child Care
* Intro/Highlights
* Complete
report (PDF - 552K, 51 pages)
* Supporting Data Tables:
---
HTML
version
--- PDF
version (735K, 143 pages)
October 29, 2008
Payroll
employment, earnings and hours, August 2008
The average weekly
earnings of employees increased 0.2% from July to $792.56 in August. Compared
with August 2007, average weekly earnings rose 2.8%.
October
29, 2008
Employment
Insurance, August 2008
In August, 487,500 Canadians received
regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, virtually unchanged from July. During
the month, regular benefit payments increased 2.7% to $729.8 million.
The Daily Archives - select a month and a date from the drop-down menu
-
Go to the Federal Government Department Links (Fisheries and Oceans to Veterans
Affairs) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/fedbkmrk2.htm
- Go to the First Nations Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/1stbkmrk.htm
- Go to the Government
Early Learning and Child Care Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ecd.htm
| 6. [Ontario]
Evaluation of the JobsNow Pilot: Final Report - October 10 |
BC Jobs Firm a Bust for
Ontario
Private contractor did no better than public effort it replaced
By Andrew MacLeod
October 30, 2008
If British Columbia's government wants
to know how well its jobs program is working, new numbers from Ontario might fuel
the urge. Ontario's government tried a private job placement service offered by
a B.C. company, but an independent review found it worked no better than the ministry's
own programs and did not save the government money. The report raises questions
about whether the company's programs work any better in B.C. than they do in Ontario,
and whether the B.C. government is looking closely enough to know. "There were
no incremental reductions in [Income Assistance] that could be attributed to JobsNow,"
says the report on the Ontario pilot program produced by Ottawa management consulting
firm Goss Gilroy Inc. and dated Oct. 10, 2008. "JobsNow was not more effective
than regular Ontario Works programming."
Source:
TheTyee.ca
Related link:
Evaluation
of the JobsNow Pilot:
Final Report (PDF - 972K, 38 pages)
October 10, 2008
Prepared for:
Ontario
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Prepared by:
Goss Gilroy
Inc. Management Consultants (Ottawa)
- Go to
the Non-Governmental Sites in British Columbia (D-W) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/bcbkmrk3.htm
- Go to the Ontario Government Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/onbkmrk.htm
| 7. BC's Ten-Point
Economic Plan "Supports Families and Boosts
Productivity"- October 22 |
British Columbia:
Economic
Plan Supports Families and Boosts Productivity
October 22, 2008
Premier Gordon Campbell outlined 10 measures to improve the province's economic
competitiveness and reduce costs for families and business.
[News
release]
[Premier's
statement]
[Watch
the video]
Gordon
Campbell's dramatic economic plan for B.C. unveiled
October 23,
2008
VICTORIA - Premier Gordon Campbell unveiled a dramatic 10-point economic
plan Wednesday that promised cuts to taxes, changes in government spending and
even a temporary cut to ferry fares.
Source:
Vancouver
Sun
Poorest to Pay for
Campbell Plan?
A few points short of a full plan.
BC already has
highest poverty rates in Canada. The premier's new economic program does nothing
to change that.
By Marjorie Griffin Cohen and Seth Klein
October 28,
2008
Gordon Campbell's 10-point economic plan will have no impact on B.C.'s
most serious problem -- persistent and extreme poverty in this province.
Source:
TheTyee.ca
- Go to the BC Government Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/bcbkmrk.htm
| 8. British
Columbia : Municipality Votes Papers 2008 - October 2008 |
British Columbia:
Municipality
Votes Papers 2008 (PDF - 234K, 11 pages)
PDF file dated October 14,
2008
This publication is intended to help you engage with local candidates
in the municipal election on November 15, 2008. It’s all about social issues
that impact your community; questions that matter to you; and the role that the
municipal governments can choose to take in addressing them.
-
covers the following topics:
* Local Democracy * Affordable
Housing * Inclusion & Accessibility * Diversity in Civic Engagement * Transportation
* Municipal Governments & Community Social Planning
Source:
Social
Planning and Research Council of BC
- Go to the Non-Governmental Sites in British Columbia (D-W) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/bcbkmrk3.htm
| 9. If
the World Could Vote + Electopedia U.S. Presidential Election |
If
the World Could Vote...
"On November 4th 2008,
the American people will choose a new president. The president of the United States
of America is the most powerful person in the world. We would like to know who
would be the next president of the United States of America - if the world could
vote."
[ Vote, then view
the results for the world, or move your mouse over any country on the results
map to see specific results. As of October 27, the day I voted for Obama (surprise,
surprise!), the result for Canada was 89% of 38355 votes for Obama and 11% for
that other one. That's some consolation for Canadian social advocates after
our more-of-the-same $300 million exercise...]
Electopedia 2008
A guide to (almost) everything there is to know about presidential candidates
John McCain and Barack Obama, from the important issues (Best Speech) to the really
important issues (Hairstyle)
- 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
| 10. Ready
for Leadership: Canadians’ perceptions of poverty - October 2008 (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) |
Majority want leadership on poverty: Poll
Press Release
October 27, 2008
TORONTO – The majority of Canadians believe Canada should try to distinguish
itself in the world as a country where no one lives in poverty, according to an
Environics Research poll conducted for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
(CCPA). The national poll reveals 90% of Canadians say they would be proud if
their Premier took the lead in reducing poverty in their province; 88% want Canada
to be a leader in poverty reduction; and 77% say a recession is all the more reason
to act now.
Ready
for Leadership:
Canadians’ perceptions of poverty (PDF -
516K, 25 pages)
By Trish Hennessy & Armine Yalnizyan
Source:
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- Go to the Social Research Organizations (I) in Canada page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/research.htm
| 11.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada - Again. - October 30 |
Back
to the Future??
November 2, 2008
The federal Department where I worked
until my retirement in 2003 is changing its name --- again --- back to
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
In December 2003, when Paul Martin took office as Prime Minister of Canada, the federal government department known for the previous ten years as Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) was split into two new departments: Social Development Canada (SDC) and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). In February 2006, the new Conservative Government of Stephen Harper reunited SDC and HRSDC under the umbrella of Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC). Now that the Conservatives have fortified their minority grip on Parliament, Canada's New Prime Minister can start erasing the "Social" even from the federal government glossary, starting with the name of the Department responsible for the administration of Old Age Security, the Canada Pension Plan and other federal social programs. I guess Old Age Security and the CPP are now considered "human resources" programs in this Brave New World. Online researchers always dread these reorganizations, because websites are invariably turned upside down and inside out when ministerial mandates change.
The new Minister of Human Resources and Skills
Development is the Honourable Diane Finley, who was Minister of the Department
(when it was Human Resources and Social Development) during 2006.
Back to
the Future.
Source:
New Cabinet charged with protecting
Canada’s future in a
time of global economic instability
30 October 2008
- incl. links to : * The Canadian Ministry
* Biographies * Cabinet Committee Mandates and Membership
Source:
Prime
Minister's Office
- Go to the Federal Government
Department Links (Agriculture to Finance) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/fedbkmrk.htm
- Go to the Federal Government Department Links (Fisheries and Oceans to Veterans
Affairs) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/fedbkmrk2.htm
- Go to the General Federal Government Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/fed2.htm
- Go to the Human Resources and Social Development Canada Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/hrsdc.htm
| 12. What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - October 29 |
From the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU):
October 29, 2008
Bringing
the outdoors into early childhood education
29 Oct 08
-
New CRRU Issue File compiles research and practical resources about outdoor play
spaces; aims to inspire educators and policy makers with the possibilities that
the outdoors provide.
Early childhood
services in the OECD countries: review of the literature and current policy in
the early childhood field
29 Oct 08
- UNICEF Innocenti Research
Centre working paper by John Bennett discusses ECEC research and policies in the
OECD countries, including Canada.
Opening
comments on ‘quality services for young children in rich countries –
issues for the forthcoming Innocenti Report Card No. 8 on Childhood in Transition’
29 Oct 08
- Presentation by UNICEF's Eva Jespersen to a Eurochild conference
discusses the upcoming UNICEF Report Card on early childhood education and care.
Social Policy
Research Centre newsletter
29 Oct 08 - Newsletter from the SPRC
at the University of New South Wales features two articles by Deborah Brennan
about early childhood education and care in Australia.
child care in the news
·
Pauline
Marois interviewed on CBC Radio’s The Current [CA]
27 Oct
08
· Early childhood
development group launches five-year plan [CA-PE]
27 Oct 08
·
Invest in
future of Canadian children [CA]
27 Oct 08
·
Copy Quebec
daycare, PQ leader says [CA-ON]
24 Oct 08
·
Community
sector warns against ABC Learning bailout [AU]
23 Oct 08
Related Links:
Subscribe to the CRRU
email announcements list
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)
- Go to the Non-Governmental Early Learning and Child Care Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ecd2.htm
| 13. 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 twice a week
IRP compiles
and distributes Poverty Dispatches twice a week. Each issue of the dispatch 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.
Each Dispatch lists links to current news in popular print media.
October
30, 2008
* Homelessness and Housing First Programs
* Homeless
Families and Emergency Shelter - New York City
* State Budgets and Health
Care Programs
* Free and Reduced Price Lunch Programs
* No Child Left
Behind and Graduation Rates
* Teenage Pregnancy Rate - Alabama
* States,
Payday Lending, and Predatory Lending
* Ballot Initiatives and State Budgets
* Report: Uninsured Children and Families
* Gender Gap in Cost of Health Insurance
* The Economy and Unemployment
October
27, 2008
* Foreclosure Crisis, Displaced Families, and Housing Assistance
* Chronic Homelessness and Housing First
* Working Poor Families Project Report
* Home Energy Assistance and Utility Shutoffs - Ohio
* Young Singles and Food
Stamp Enrollment
* Food Banks and Food Assistance - Montana
* Poverty
as a Campaign Issue
* Unemployment and Job Losses
* The Economy and State
Budgets
* The Economy and Low-income Families
* Foster Care System - Oregon
* Report: High School Dropouts and Parents
* Felons and Voting Rights
* Report: Health Insurance Premiums and Wages
* Economic Crisis and Developing
Nations
Past
Poverty Dispatches
- links to two dispatches a week back to June 2006
If you wish to receive
Poverty Dispatches by e-mail,
please send a request to rsnell@ssc.wisc.edu
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
| 14. U.S. Presidential Election Links |
U.S. Presidential Election Links:
America Votes '08 - U.S. election campaign
coverage
Follow the U.S. presidential campaign with the latest news,
features and video an interactive graphics.
Source:
Toronto
Star
---------------------------------------------------
U.S. Votes 2008 - In Depth from the CBC
---------------------------------------------------
University of Michigan
Documents Center: Elections 2008
Extensive, annotated listing of websites
related to the 2008 U.S. national election. Covers presidential and congressional
candidates, debates, campaign finance, media coverage, advertising, policy issues
(such as energy, gay marriage, and terrorism), elections and voting, and much
more
Found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
---------------------------------------------------
2008 Presidential Election Links
Source:
Librarians' Internet Index
---------------------------------------------------
University of Michigan
Documents Center: Elections 2008
Extensive, annotated listing of websites
related to the 2008 U.S. national election. Covers presidential and congressional
candidates, debates, campaign finance, media coverage, advertising, policy issues
(such as energy, gay marriage, and terrorism), elections and voting, and much
more. Also includes relevant Library of Congress subject headings and keyword
searching suggestions for databases and online search engines. Maintained by political
science librarian Grace York and interns at the University of Michigan Library.
Found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
-
Go to the Links to American Government Social Research Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us.htm
- Go to the Links to American Non-Governmental Social Research (A-J) Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us2.htm
- Go to the Links to American Non-Governmental Social Research (M-Z) Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us3.htm
| 15. Australian
Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content: --- Disability support services 2006-07: National data on services provided under the Commonwealth State-Territory Disability Agreement - Posted 30-10-2008 --- Reconceptualising housing need in the context of 21st century Australian housing policy Posted 28-10-2008 --- Building trust: supporting families through disability trusts - Posted 27-10-2008 --- The world health report: Primary health care – now more than ever Posted 24-10-2008 |
APO Weekly Briefing
The content
of this page changes each week, and it includes links to a few book/report reviews,
about two dozen new reports, a few job ads and 60 events (mostly conferences)
of interest to social researchers...
Source:
Australian
Policy Online (APO) - home page
With nearly 120 member centres and
institutes, Australian Policy Online offers easy access to much of the best Australian
social, economic, cultural and political research available online.
NOTE:
the APO home page includes links to the five most popular reports on the APO website,
and this list is updated each week.
Selected recent content:
Disability
support services 2006-07: National data on services provided under the Commonwealth
State-Territory Disability Agreement
Posted 30-10-2008
Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare
This report is on data collected as part
of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement National Minimum Data
Set (CSTDA NMDS) between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007.
[ Table
of contents of this report ]
Reconceptualising
housing need in the context of 21st century Australian housing policy
Posted 28-10-2008
Tim Seelig and others / Australian
Housing and Urban Research Institute
This positioning paper is the first
output of a study that aims to critically review a range of approaches to conceptualising
need in housing and social policy fields in Australia and internationally.
Building
trust: supporting families through disability trusts
Posted 27-10-2008
Senate Standing Committee on Community
Affairs
Special Disability Trusts were introduced in September 2006 to
assist family members to make financial provision for the current or future accommodation
and care of a family member with a severe disability. This report makes recommendations
to improve their operation.
The
world health report: Primary health care – now more than ever
Posted 24-10-2008
World Health Organisation
This report argues that an increase in Primary health care would respond better
– and faster – to the challenges of a changing world.
APO Archive
The APO
archive is grouped into 23 subject areas, with entries appearing in reverse chronological
order.
* Ageing *Asia and the pacific * Citizenship and the law * Disability
* Economics and trade * Education * Employment and workplace relations * The environment
* Foreign policy and defence * Gender and sexuality * Health * Housing * Families
and households * Immigration and refugees * Income, poverty and wealth * Indigenous
* Media, communications and cultural policy * Politics and government * Population,
multiculturalism and ethnicity * Religion and faith * Rural and regional * Science
and technology * Social policy * Urban and regional planning * Youth
- Go to the Social Research Links in Other Countries (Non-Government) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/internatngo.htm
| 16. CRINMAIL
- October 2008 |
From the Child Rights Information Network (CRIN):
30 October
2008 - CRINMAIL 1029
* EL SALVADOR: Young people get summit, but no
convention [news]
* DEATH PENALTY: Latin American, Caribbean States Blocking
UN Effort to End Juvenile Executions [news]
* MALAYSIA: Ratify child rights
protocols, and remove reservations, says Commission [news]
* UNITED STATES:
Children hit with curfews as Halloween looms [news]
* DISPLACEMENT: Living
in Limbo - Burma's youth in Thailand see few opportunities to use education and
vocational skills [publication]
* IRAN: Sad turn on death penalty for juveniles
[news]
* EMPLOYMENT: SOS-Kinderdorf International
**NEWS IN BRIEF**
28 October
2008 - CRINMAIL 1028
* NIGER: Ex-slave wins landmark case against
government [news]
* UNITED STATES: Teachers Talk: School Culture, Safety and
Human Rights [publication]
* UZBEKISTAN: Forced Child Labour in Uzbekistan’s
2008 Spring Agricultural Season [publication]
* PHILIPPINES: Rights commission
alarmed by Mindanao child evacuees [news]
* UNITED KINGDOM: Campaign against
the 'Mosquito' device [publication]
* EMPLOYMENT: Save the Children Sweden
- EURONET
**NEWS IN BRIEF**
Earlier
issues of CRINMAIL
- links to 300+ earlier 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
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Social Research Links (the site) and this Canadian Social Research Newsletter
belong solely to me, Gilles Séguin.
I
am solely accountable for the choice of links presented therein and for the occasional
editorial comment - it's my time, my home computer, my experience, my biases,
my Rogers Internet account and my web hosting service.
I
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on the web server of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Thanks, CUPE!
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I promise
not share any information on this list, nor to send you any junk mail.
Links presented in the Canadian Social Research Newsletter point to different
views about social policy and social programs.
There are some that I don't
agree with, so don't get on my case, eh...
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Cheers!
Gilles
E-MAIL:
gilseg@rogers.com
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And, in closing...