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YOUTH HOMELESSNESS: THE WAY FORWARD
Shedding a light on youth homelessness is very timely, as the Ontario government is undertaking an Affordable Housing Consultation and the federal government is reviewing the Housing Partnership Strategy Program ......
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BOARD HIGHLIGHTS
Meeting June 22, 2009

CPC asked to participate in a study of drivers over the age of 70.
Agreed that the Economic Concerns Committee prepare a response to the findings (when published) of the federal parliamentary committee recently set up to review EI.
Meeting September 21, 2009

Briefs presented to the All Party Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction of the Legislature and to the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs on rural housing issues.
President is a member of the Central Toronto LHIN's Aging at Home Steering Committee. It has formulated priorities and criteria for year 3 of the Aging at Home funding for projects.
Funding Proposal Groups and Membership Committee to discuss reaching out to other groups, such as, immigrant groups and faith groups.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
I want to wish you all Season's Greetings and a most prosperous New Year. I hope your future is filled with happy associations and events.. ......
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Woodsworth Award and Board of Directors......
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BOOK REVIEW

The Book of Negroes
By Lawrence Hill
This is the story of Aminata, a young girl stolen from her home in Africa when she was 11 years old until she is near 60 and facing the end of her life. Aminata tells the story, including her thoughts on her situation. However, there is no undue moralizing, no polemics - the story speaks for itself.......... Read more here....

RESPONSE TO MENTAL HEALTH PAPER

We would like to applaud the Ontario government, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and his Advisory Group for the development of a framework for a proposed 10-year mental health and addictions strategy for the province. This initiative reinforces the work of the Mental Health Commission of Canada and its work in developing a national strategy for Canadians' mental health, mental illness, recovery and well-being. .........
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WHOSE MONEY IS IT, ANYWAY?

I am a pensioner (over 65) and thought that your organization might be interested in noting and perhaps investigating the implications of the following for your clientele.One of my Toronto Dominion RSP-GICs matured a short time ago. As I require dental surgery in the next while and no longer have dental insurance, I decided to redeem this small investment ($5500) rather than reinvest at today's low rates. ......
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DID YOU KNOW …
That brand name drug companies spend only two percent of their Canadian sales revenue on research into new drugs?
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCIST REGIMES

In an article which appeared in the November 2008 issue of The CCPA Monitor, Laurence W. Britt, an American political scientist, writes that "Sixty-three years after the fall of Nazi Germany, fascism is far from dead. Contrary to the cliché that people and nations learn from history, we often fail to do so.".........
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RURAL REALITIES AND SOLUTIONS

Thisg is a summary of the issues and themes raised by network members during the nine telephone conferences that have taken place as of July 2009........
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PROVINCIAL RENT BANK PROGRAM

The Provincial Rent Bank Program is funded by the Province of Ontario and administered by the province's Municipal Service Managers. The purpose is to provide emergency financial assistance to people facing eviction due to non-payment of rent. A new program, Emergency Rental Deposit Loan Program, provides a loan for the last month's deposit as needed. This loan is interest-free and repayable.

For services available, contact information, eligibility rules and application process visit http://ontariorentbank.net/ and click on the name of your municipality or contact your local Municipal Service Manager.
For more information about the Program visit :-http://www.mah.gov.on.ca / Page136.aspx

DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE IN DECEMBER
6. National Day of Remembrance and Action On Violence against Women
10. Human Rights Day

It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the question