News & Events
Law Commission of Ontario releases interim report on modernizing the Provincial Offences Act
Posted March 10, 2011 - The Law Commission of Ontario has released its Interim Report on Modernizing the Provincial Offences Act, which includes draft recommendations for major reforms that would significantly change the way in which millions of provincial offences, including parking offences, are dealt with in Ontario each year.
Article source Law Commission of Ontario
Law Commission of Ontario seeks input from businesses and employers on vulnerable workers
Posted March 10, 2011 - The Law Commission of Ontario seeks input from all interested parties, including employers and the business community, on Background and Consultation Papers released on February 17, 2011 in its project on Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work.
Article source Law Commission of Ontario
Sick social assistance recipients to have harder time accessing diet allowance
Posted March 10, 2011 - New rules coming into effect April 1 will make it harder for social assistance recipients to access public funding for food. The newly strengthened regulations will impact the 165,000 Ontario residents currently living on disability or social assistance who benefit from the allowance due to health issues.
Article source Toronto Star
State has no obligation to protect prostitutes, Ottawa to argue at appeal
Posted March 10, 2011 - In a legal brief filed with the Ontario Court of Appeal, federal government lawyers argue that the state does not owe prostitutes a promise of safety if they choose a profession that is fraught with danger.
Article source The Globe and Mail
Legal Aid Ontario launches free online information program for Ontario families
Posted March 9, 2011 - Legal Aid Ontario has launched a free online program aimed at helping Ontarians deal with some of the problems that arise when a relationship breaks down. The Family Law Information Program describes the practical and legal issues that former spouses might face.
Article source Legal Aid Ontario
Celebrating International Women's Day: Ontario Human Rights Commission releases new Policy on preventing sexual and gender-based harassment
Posted March 8, 2011 - A new policy on preventing sexual and gender-based harassment was launched today by the Ontario Human Rights Commission in partnership with the Ryerson Students' Union, Ryerson University and the CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy, Ryerson University.
Article source Ontario Human Rights Commission
UN Secretary-General's Message on International Women's Day, 8 March 2011
Posted March 8, 2011 - In a message commemorating International Women's Day, the Secretary-General discusses the progress that has been achieved in gender equality and women's empowerment, and the significant problems that remain.
Sign of changing times
Posted March 7, 2011 - Community Advocacy & Legal Clinic (CALC) announced at a recent workshop that it will improve legal services to local deaf and linguistic communities, particularly those living in rural areas. The workshop also featured a presentation by CLEO on how people living on a low income can find legal information online.
Article source Belleville Intelligencer
CLEO joins CALC at Sharbot Lake for the Connecting Region Report, Increasing Legal Literacy and Access to Justice
Posted March 3, 2011 - CLEO joins the Community Advocacy and Legal Clinic at Sharbot Lake, Kingston, Belleville, and Cobourg for the release of the Connecting Region Report, Increasing Legal Literacy and Access to Justice.
Article source Community Advocacy & Legal Centre
March 4: Public symposium focuses on poverty, housing, and homelessness
March 4, 2011 - The City of Toronto, Toronto Board of Trade, and United Way Toronto will host a symposium on the anniversary of the Senate report "In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness."
Article source City of Toronto
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