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Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on Mental Health Week
Ottawa, Ontario May 1, 2017 The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Mental Health Week: “This week, I encourage all Canadians to #GetLoud to raise awareness about mental…
KRG: New Interim Social Housing Rent Scale Reached with Quebec: Significant Relief for Low and Medium Income Households
Kuujjuaq, Québec, May 1, 2017 – Inuit leaders from Makivik Corporation (Makivik) and the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) have reached an agreement-in-principle with the Government of Québec, subject to ratification…
Can $11 billion end homelessness in Canada? – Thompson Citizen
April 21, 2017 In North American cities like New York, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto and countless others, we have grown accustomed to seeing people who are homeless walk among us,…
Ontario Seeking Public Input on a Food Security Strategy
Province Supporting Access to Sufficient, Safe, Nutritious and Culturally Appropriate Food for Everyone in Ontario April 19, 2017 1:00 P.M. Poverty Reduction Strategy Ontario is asking people and organizations across…
Mayors’ Opioid Task Force releases first set of recommendations to address opioid crisis
As British Columbia marks the one-year anniversary of the fentanyl crisis being declared a public health emergency, the Mayors’ Task Force on the Opioid Crisis is releasing its initial recommendations…
Liberals introduce long awaited bills to legalize marijuana by July 2018 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2017 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Adults 18 and older will be able to legally buy and cultivate small amounts of marijuana for personal…
The Government of Canada ratifies the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Global treaty to reduce mercury emissions and to protect the environment and human health April 7, 2017 – Ottawa, Ontario – Environment and Climate Change Canada Canada is committed to…
Sen. Lynn Beyak says ‘silent majority’ supports her on residential schools – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Apr 6, 2017 EDMONTON – Alberta is investing $10 million on pilot projects for $25 a day childcare. Premier Rachel Notley says the program will begin…
How Senator Murray Sinclair responds to why don’t residential school survivors just ‘get over it’ – CBC
April 04, 2017 To those who ask why Indigenous people don’t just “get over” the residential school experience, Senator Murray Sinclair has this response. “My answer has always been: Why…
Federal Budget Takes Long-Term Steps Towards Helping Canadians Living in Poverty
Food Banks Canada’s Response to the 2017 Federal Budget Food Banks Canada is pleased to see the federal government make concrete long-term commitments to support those living with low incomes…
