Campaigns and law reform news
The latest news from law reform campaigns across Ontario.
Disabling effect of Ontario Disability Benefits
Posted Aug 31, 2011 - Columnist Joe Fiorito of the Toronto Star looks at five issues that show how hard it is for people with disabilities to manage on ODSP.
Article source Toronto Star
Quebec lawyer vows to strike down assisted suicide law
Posted Aug 31, 2011 - Nearly 20 years after the Sue Rodriguez case, a prominent Quebec lawyer is gearing up to challenge the law against assisted suicide at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Article source The Province (British Columbia)
Reproductive laws remain in limbo
Posted Aug 29, 2011 - While legal experts continue to debate the merits of the Supreme Court of Canada's contentious decision in a reference case on the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, many people agree that it deals with a topic of increasing importance to Canadian society.
Article source Law Times
Ottawa's drug problem: The penalty doesn't fit the crime
Posted Aug 23, 2011 - The authors of this opinion piece, commenting on proposed reforms to our justice system, say focusing on jail to reduce the illicit use of drugs has been proved to be an expensive way to fail.
Article source The Globe and Mail
55,000 eligible Canadians aren't getting CPP. Why?
Posted Aug 22, 2011 - The federal government's Task Force on Financial Literacy has been looking at the low level of financial literacy among Canadians.
Article source Toronto Star
Tenants launch campaign to 'save social housing'
Posted Aug 19, 2011 - A group of Toronto Community Housing tenants concerned about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's interest in privatizing public housing has urged city council not to go down that road.
Article source Toronto Star
August 16, 2011 ARCH Disability Law Centre newsletter is now available
Posted Aug 16, 2011 - Topics in ARCH Alert include new community outreach worker, Supreme Court Cunningham decision, Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office issue, Social Assistance Review, and booking a home visit from Elections Ontario.
Article source ARCH Disability Law Centre
Judge agrees to fast-track trial for woman challenging right-to-die laws
Posted Aug 4, 2011 - A terminally ill woman who wants to fast-track her trial seeking to overturn Canada's current right-to-die laws will have her case heard in November.
Article source Toronto Star
Rally taking aim at CAS accountability
Posted Aug 4, 2011 - A group in Barrie will hold a rally to raise awareness about the lack of accountability with Ontario's Children's Aid Society and the procedures the organization follows when dealing with reports of child treatment.
Article source The Barrie Examiner
Waterloo woman didn't have enough documents to get new Ontario ID card
Posted Aug 3, 2011 - A Waterloo woman presented her Ontario health card, her birth certificate, and her old-age security card which contained her social insurance number, but they weren't enough to get a new Ontario ID card.
Article source The Record.com
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