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CLEONet is now on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
Posted September 17, 2009 - You can now follow CLEONet on Twitter and become a "Fan" of CLEONet on our Facebook page. We also have a CLEONet Group on LinkedIn.
Article source CLEO
Proposed repair of refugee system adds efficiency, maintains fairness
Posted September 17, 2009 - In a Toronto Star opinion piece, Carol Goar outlines a way to streamline the refugee system without sacrificing fairness.
Article source Toronto Star
Refugee advocates deplore minister's 'fake' and 'real refugee' comments
Posted September 17, 2009 - The Canadian Council for Refugees has deplored comments made by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney suggesting that refugee claimants in Canada are "fake" and that "real refugees" are overseas.
Article source Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)
Francophone community welcomes new language rights program
Posted September 11, 2009 - The Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada has welcomed the creation of the Language Rights Support Program, which will promote language rights and deal with language disputes in and out of court.
Article source FCFA
Province announces additional funds for Legal Aid Ontario
Posted September 8, 2009 - In a news release, the provincial government has announced that it will increase Legal Aid Ontario's base funding by $60 million a year by 2012.
Article source Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
Canada's hate speech law rejected as unconstitutional
Posted September 3, 2009 - The Toronto Star reports on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's ruling that the country's Internet hate speech law is an unconstitutional violation of free expression.
Article source Toronto Star
Fast, Fair and Final: Reforming Canada's Refugee System webcast, September 10
Posted September 3, 2009 - The Maytree Foundation is holding an online press conference on September 10, 2009, to present proposals for reform of the immigration and refugee system in Canada.
Article source Maytree Foundation
Discrimination in housing 'widespread,' says Human Rights Commission
Posted August 20, 2009 - The Toronto Star reports that the Ontario Human Rights Commission's annual report identifies discrimination in housing as a key area that needs immediate intervention.
Article source Toronto Star
Tenant groups encouraged by energy board's action on illegal smart sub-metering
Posted August 19, 2009 - Tenant groups are pleased with a ruling by the Ontario Energy Board ruling that requires voluntary, informed tenant consent for electricity sub-metering in apartment buildings and a number of other conditions intended to protect tenants.
Article source Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
Workers with disabilities hardest hit by recession
Posted August 10, 2009 - A cbc.ca article discusses unemployment among people with disabilities, whom advocates such as Ivana Petricone of ARCH Disability Law Centre feel may be the first to be let go because of the cost of accommodating them.
Article source Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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