Past Campaigns and Law Reform

Ontario Election 2007

ISAC used the Ontario election in 2007 to push all of the parties to make concrete commitments to reduce poverty across the province.

Read ISAC's Press Release in response to the election of a majority Liberal government.

Read ISAC's key demands and a summary of the parties' commitments on poverty.

Read ISAC's all-party questionnaire and responses from the Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party and the Green Party.

ISAC's election materials included questions for all-candidates debates and backgrounders on poverty reduction, the Ontario Child Benefit and social assistance rates.

Hands Off! Campaign

ISAC's Hands off! Campaign against the clawback of the National Child Benefit Supplement from families on social assistance ended in June, 2007.

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Mathews Review of OW and ODSP

In December, Deb Mathews, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community and Social Services released her long-awaited report on social assistance with several recommendations for improving the system in ways that actually work for low-income people.

Review of Employment Assistance Programs in Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program

For ISAC's response to the Matthew's Report please see: The Matthew's Report: Moving Towards Income Security - June 2, 2005

The Justice with Dignity Campaign

In August 2001, Kimberly Rogers died in her Sudbury apartment while under house arrest for welfare fraud. Only 3 of the 14 recommendations resulting from the inquest into her death have ever been implemented. Justice With Dignity continues to push the provincial government to implement all of the recommendations...

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www.incomesecurity.org/paytherent.html

Review of Social Union Framework Agreement

In late 2002, the Federal/ Provincial/ Territorial Council on Social Policy Renewal will be undertaking a review of the Social Union Framework Agreement and its implementation. Read ISAC's submission...

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Income Security Consultation and Reform Project

ISAC is undertaking a major consultation on the income security system to identify priority concerns for litigation and generate new ideas for law reform...

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