OTTAWA, ON – Thunder Bay-Superior North MP and Green Party Deputy Leader Bruce Hyer delivered a speech in the House of Commons this evening on Carbon Fee AND Dividend and Poverty. Following votes MP Hyer questioned the government about Carbon Fee and Dividend at 7:30 PM last evening. House [Read more]
GREENS SUPPORT PREMIERS AND ABORIGINAL LEADERS RENEWED CALL FOR INQUIRY INTO CRISIS OF MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND GIRLS OTTAWA, ON – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, supports Canada’s premiers and Aboriginal leaders [Read more]
Ontario Increasing Minimum Wage Ontario is increasing the minimum wage from $10.25 to $11 per hour on June 1, 2014. This new rate reflects the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since the last minimum wage increase in 2010 and is part of the provincial government’s commitment to fairness. [Read more]
We hear a lot about the disappearing middle class these days and we should be hearing as much, or perhaps even more, about the plight of seniors mired in poverty. Whether it is because of pensions that underperform or vanish altogether, more seniors are requiring assistance from the [Read more]
It is well established that poverty has a strong correlation with life expectancy. It is one of the big holes in the government’s reasoning behind their plan to increase the age of eligibility for OAS. The government used numbers that tied the life expectancy of wealthier baby boomers to the [Read more]
Watoto Children’s Choir Beautiful Africa: A New Generation TERRACE BAY, ON– April 5th, 2013 – Watoto, a holistic care program, initiated to serve the dire needs of Africa and her people, is thrilled to present a brand new tour entitled Beautiful Africa: A New Generation, an evening of [Read more]
