News & Events
Prostitution laws stand for now in Ontario
Posted December 3, 2010 - An Ontario Court of Appeal ruling means that three laws -- communicating for the purpose of prostitution, keeping a common bawdy house and living off the avails of prostitution -- will continue to be valid, at least for several more months.
Article source Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Court overturns man's will on moral grounds
Posted December 2, 2010 - A B.C. Supreme Court judge overturned a man's will, a move that has sparked much debate about a judge's right to change a person's will after they die.
Article source National Post
December 3: NO to Quebec Provincial Bill 94
December 3, 2010 - December 3 is a Day of Action against Bill 94, proposed legislation in Quebec, which, if approved, would deny essential government services, public employment, educational opportunities, and health care to Muslim women who wear the niqab (face veil).
La Chronique juridique - Hiver 2010
Posted December 2, 2010 - Topics in the Winter 2010 issue of La Chronique juridique (in French only) include denying ODSP benefits to people with addictions, one per cent raise in social assistance rates, changes to some social assistance rules, and questions and answers on housing, employment standards, and social assistance.
Article source Clinique juridique populaire de Prescott et Russell Inc.
Legal Aid Ontario's toll-free 'call-back' feature now fully operational
Posted December 2, 2010 - Legal Aid Ontario's toll-free service now has a "call-back" feature: Clients who don't want to wait on the phone to speak to a specialist can enter their telephone number when prompted, resulting in an automated call back when the next specialist becomes available, and clients do not lose their place in line.
Article source Legal Aid Ontario
November 2010 DCLC Newsletter is now available
Posted December 2, 2010 - Topics in the Durham Community Legal Clinic newsletter include getting an inheritance while receiving ODSP benefits, social assistance rate increase, RDSPs (Registered Disability Savings Plan), two court decisions, and maintenance in rental accommodation.
Article source Durham Community Legal Clinic
Urgent - Bill 135 alert! Call the Premier before Monday December 6 noon
Posted December 2, 2010 - InjuredWorkersOnline.org is urging people to act on getting Schedule 21 removed from Bill 135.
Video: Poverty in Our Community: An Unsettling Reality
Posted December 2, 2010 - This video was produced by the Poverty Reduction Working Group of Nipissing with inspiration from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops video Tour Poverty USA. It provides a breakdown of local costs related to securing basic needs for a family of four living at the Low Income Cut Off in Nipissing District in Northern Ontario.
Why Canada should protect gender identity
Posted December 2, 2010 - The authors of this op-ed piece in the Globe and Mail say Canada is well positioned to make a landmark statement in the coming weeks to recognize gender identity within the Criminal Code and the Human Rights Act.
Article source The Globe and Mail
Call for Participants in a Study of Poverty in Ethnocultural Communities in Toronto and GTA
Posted December 1, 2010 - Canada Without Poverty is launching "Outreach to Ethno-Cultural Communities for Engagement in Anti-Poverty Action." One of its goals is to identify key ethno-cultural NGOs and their leaders who are or could be engaged in anti-poverty action in 2011 and beyond.
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