Media and Updates

2019

• Toronto Star – Ford government cancels planned cuts to social assistance payments
  • https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2019/10/03/ford-government-cancels-planned-cuts-to-social-assistance-payments.html
• Toronto Star – Health care, social service groups unite to fight Ford government’s proposed welfare changes
  • https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/10/02/it-will-mean-more-hardship-health-care-social-service-groups-unite-to-fight-ford-governments-proposed-welfare-changes.html
• Media release regarding letter to Minister of Children, Community, and Social Services
  • https://defenddisability.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/media-release-letter-to-the-minister.pdf
• Toronto Star – Changing disability definition a dangerous mistake that will harm thousands
  • https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2019/04/08/changing-disability-definition-a-dangerous-mistake-that-will-harm-thousands.html

2018

• TVO – The PC Plan for Social Assistance
  • https://www.tvo.org//video/programs/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin/the-pc-plan-for-social-assistance
• Behind the Numbers – Smoke & Mirrors: Gutting Social Assistance without Cutting Social Assistance Rates
  • http://behindthenumbers.ca/2018/11/30/smoke-mirrors-gutting-social-assistance-without-cutting-social-assistance-rates/

2017

• Toronto Star – Disability Tax Credit Not Extended to Those with Mental Illness
  • https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/13/disability-tax-credit-not-extended-to-those-with-mental-illness.html
• Fighting for Fairness – Disability Tax Fairness Campaign
  • http://www.fightingforfairness.ca/index.php?navID=1