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Letter To Toronto City Council on Inconsistencies with the Special Diet Allowance
Community Development and Recreation Committee City of Toronto Feb 15, 2007 To The Community Development and Recreation Committee: I am a nurse practitioner working in downtown Toronto. I work primarily with low income individuals and families on social assistance, people living in poverty. I write to you today as a member of Health Providers Against…
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HPAP Pre-Budget Submission for the Government of Ontario
Jan 30, 2007 Health Providers Against Poverty proposes that, at a minimum, the upcoming Ontario Budget includes an increase in welfare rates of 40% across the board. This will help to prevent the most egregious health consequences of living in poverty, and will result in a healthier society. While we support targeted initiatives to improve…
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Letter to the Special Diet Review Committee on Poverty as a Medical Condition
Special Diet Expert Review Committee Director, Ontario Disability Support Program 80 Grosvenor St., 3rd floor Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1E9 June 5, 2006 Re: Evidence-based submissions for consideration by the expert committee I am writing on behalf of Health Providers Against Poverty to ask that “Poverty” be included as a medical condition in the Special Diets…
Health Providers Against Poverty 