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Vote Pop-Ups for the Federal Election

In preparation for the upcoming Federal Election on October 21, 2019 HPAP strived to make voting more accessible to individuals living in poverty who are often excluded from the democratic process. To combat this inequity of representation at the polls, we decided to run Vote Pop-Ups. Vote Pop-Ups are mock polling stations with volunteers who […]

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Ontario 2019 Budget: Harming the Health of Our Province’s Most Vulnerable

On April 11th the Ford Government released their 2019 provincial budget. We’ve crafted a response highlighting areas of significant concern in the document. See below for our media release: Poverty was not mentioned once in the 382 pages of yesterday’s provincial budget. While the government professes a desire to improve Ontarians’ health and health care […]

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HPAP AGM – May 1, 2019

Hello All, Our AGM is on May 1, 2019 and is fast approaching! We are very excited to be hosting our keynote speaker, Nanky Rai (@NankyRai). Nanky is a first generation settler from India-occupied Kashmir, and an anti-colonial and health justice organizer. She is formally trained in public health and practices as a primary care physician. […]