New Policy Brief! Dive into the findings of "Welfare in Canada, 2022" by @jenneferlaidley and Mohy Tabbara. Discover critical insights on poverty and social assistance. #SocialPolicy #IncomeSupport maytree.com/publications/i…

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Many thanks to Denise Balkissoon for kicking off this new season of Five Good Ideas. Excellent session today! Denise Balkissoon

It's estimated 60% of people living in poverty are social assistance recipients. Our latest opinion article poses the question, "Shouldn't social assistance prevent poverty"? maytree.com/publications/g…

Only 1 week left to apply for Maytree Policy School. Looking forward to meeting the next cohort!

We're pleased to announce that Francisco Rico-Martínez is the 2023 #GuthrieAward recipient, our signature award to recognize #AccessToJustice champions. Francisco, who passed away in 2021, was the Co-Director of FCJ Refugee Centre. See the full announcement: bit.ly/3tT92GI

New from Alan Broadbent and me: Our public libraries are everything our cities should aspire to be: Modern, open, and welcoming places that uphold human rights. maytree.com/publications/m…

Listen now: Lisa LaFlamme & Sabreena Delhon are on Metro Morning talking about tonight's In Defence of Democracy event. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

📺We hosted a moving event that celebrated the late Francisco Rico-Martínez, recipient of the 2023 #GuthrieAward. Watch the inspiring words spoken by our Chair, Linda Rothstein, Professor Sharry Aiken, Sister Lois Anne Bordowitz FCJ, Loly Rico & Ana Rico. youtube.com/watch?v=jz-dvS…

Join us next week for a critical conversation about social assistance rates. Hear from Elizabeth McIsaac CEO of @maytree_canada, Jeff Preston from King's at Western, Cheryl Forchuk from Western University & Circles London Coach Ashley Harp. Thanks Craig Needles for being our emcee & moderator.

This is not a serious statement of a country, in words & historical deeds, committed to supporting the international judicial institutions we helped establish. We need to hear clearly- Canada supports the provisional measures & insists on their compliance by the State of Israel.

Toronto's search for a new Chief Planner is a chance to rethink the role and office. Alan Broadbent and I share a couple of ideas for reform in the latest Maytree Catering Ltd Opinion: maytree.com/publications/r…

I'm very honoured to have been invited by @maytree_canada to join their Five Good Ideas series on March 26! Balancing frontline praxis with effective advocacy is … not easy. I'll be speaking to how and why frontline perspectives should be at the forefront of systems change work.

"In Ontario, if you lose your home, you get less social assistance than someone who has a home... Why punish people when we can help them get back on their feet?" — Alan Broadbent & Elizabeth McIsaac (@maytree_canada) #onpoli tvo.org/article/how-go…

Dispelling some myths about the right to housing, so we can use it as a principled and practical guide to solving the housing crisis: maytree.com/publications/w…

Last month, we & some partners held a series of workshops where we asked youth participants, in their eyes: 🏠"What would a world w/o evictions look like?” 🏠“What would a world where housing was treated like a human right look like?” ⬇️Here's one of their answers (1/3):

The debate over capital gains isn’t just about taxation — it’s also about social policy tvo.org/article/the-de…

California: ≈40 million people, ≈180,000 homeless (0.46% of the pop.) Ontario: ≈16 million people, ≈234,000 homeless (1.5% of the pop.) Ontario has 3x the rate of homelessness than the state that is widely considered the epicentre of the homelessness crisis in North America