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May 17, 2008 - 2:53pm
Issues - Economic PolicyNews2008 Ontario Budget ResourcesMarch 26, 2008 - 10:50am
( categories: News | Ontario | Economic Policy )
Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy ResourcesMarch 19, 2008 - 1:48pm
Ontario's provincial government has announced a new poverty reduction strategy including a dental plan for low income residents, enhancement to the Student Nutrition Program and $100 million to repair affordable housing units. Follow the links for more information:
( categories: News | Ontario | Economic Policy )
Federal Budget 2008 ResourcesMarch 9, 2008 - 11:10am
Federal Budget 2008 Resources:
( categories: News | Canada | Economic Policy )
Online ResourcesAnti-Poverty Strategies and Campaigns in Canada and ElsewhereApril 9, 2008 - 12:56pm
Canadian Social Research Links has created a webpage of Anti-Poverty Strategies and Campaigns in Canada and Elsewhere. There are more then 250 links with a focus on Canadian poverty reduction strategies implemented or under consideration in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Ontario; you'll also find links to info about poverty reduction strategies in the United States, the United Nations, Europe, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ( categories: Online Resources | Newfoundland | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Québec | Economic Policy | Poverty Research )
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and ResearchDecember 10, 2007 - 3:57pm
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research is a UN-affiliated intergovernmental organization concerned with all aspects of social welfare policy and research. The European Centre site has extensive downloadable resources on various aspects of social policy including addiction, migration, aging, disability, and poverty. ( categories: Online Resources | International | Economic Policy | Poverty Research )
"The (real) Bottom Line"November 29, 2002 - 12:00am
In response to requests the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has developed a new publication series called The (real) Bottom Line (in PDF). These 8-page "primers" on key economic and social issues will be of use to you in your work, be it as an activist, a concerned citizen talking to friends and neighbours, a union shop steward, a teacher. ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Economic Policy | Organizing )
LinksGender Budget ProjectApril 11, 2007 - 12:50pm
http://www.unpac.ca/gender/- Gender Budget Project is a project based in Manitoba which aims to show how government budgets can either promote women's equality or exacerbate women's inequality. ( categories: Links | Manitoba | Economic Policy | Women )
The Virtual Library on MicrocreditJuly 10, 2006 - 1:22pm
http://www.gdrc.org/icm/ - this is a phenomenal resource, setup to be a repository for information on microcredit - in the broad meaning of the term to include microcredit, community development, NGOs, poverty, environment, microenterprises etc. ( categories: Links | International | Consumer/Debt | Economic Policy )
UN Economic & Social DevelopmentJuly 7, 2006 - 11:06am
http://www.un.org/esa/ - this is the UN's main site regarding Economic and Social Development. ( categories: Links | International | Economic Policy | Human Rights )
Government InformationCanadian Government BudgetsJanuary 18, 2002 - 12:00am
The Canadian Government's Budget webpage has links to current and past provincial and government budgets. ( categories: Government Information | Canada | Economic Policy )
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