News & Events
$1.2M legal aid bill a fiasco, says Ombudsman
Posted February 27, 2008 - Ontario's watchdog has blasted the legal aid system over the Richard Wills murder case, calling it a "financial fiasco" and an "abuse of public money" that could be repeated if immediate changes are not made to the law.
Article source Toronto Star
Kitchener hosts provincial conference on violence against women
Posted February 26, 2008 - A three-day provincially-funded conference is bringing together 850 police, health care and community workers to help end violence against women.
Article source Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
Canada Revenue sets up volunteer tax clinics in Ontario communities
Posted February 25, 2008 - Between February and April, Canada Revenue establishes free volunteer tax clinics in many Ontario communities to help low income people with simple tax situations.
Article source Canada Revenue Agency
Judge's comments spark call for education on HIV/AIDS
Posted February 24, 2008 - The HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario) and Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network have filed complaints after a judge told a sexual assault trial that an HIV-positive witness with Hepatitis C was a danger to the court.
Article source Xtra.ca
Fight for lower energy bills for poor goes to Divisional Court
Posted February 21, 2008 - The Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) will appear before a Divisional Court panel to argue that the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) does have the authority to set affordable gas rates for low-income energy consumers.
Article source Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN)
Play looks at domestic violence in South Asian community
Posted February 21, 2008 - While working with the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario and the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention, two women were appalled by the level of abuse they found going unreported within the South Asian community. They have turned the stories they heard into a play.
Article source Toronto Sun
Church leaders prepare for residential school commission
Posted February 20, 2008 - National Chief Phil Fontaine and a delegation of church leaders will undertake a multi-city tour to promote the upcoming Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Article source Wataway Online News
Federal Attorney General discusses Youth Criminal Justice Act with provincial and territorial counterparts
Posted February 20, 2008 - Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, met with provincial and territorial Attorneys General as part of the federal government's review of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Article source Department of Justice Canada
Income security advocates call for stronger anti-poverty measures in pre-budget submissions
Posted February 20, 2008 - In their Ontario pre-budget submission, the Income Security Advocacy Centre is calling for a meaningful increase in social assistance rates, inflation indexing, better Ontario Child Benefit provisions, and increases to the minimum wage.
Article source Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Maytree Foundation announces scholarships for current or former protected persons
Posted February 20, 2008 - The Maytree Foundation has scholarships available for current or former protected persons. The aim is to provide both economic and social support to students who will be attending university or community college in Toronto in the fall of 2008.
Article source Maytree Foundation
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