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HPAP Members Call For WSIB Reform

On June 10, 2016, HPAP members signed an open letter urging the Worker’s Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to improve access to necessary health care for injured workers. More Information: WSIB Critics Say Spending Cuts Are ‘Devastating’ Injured Workers The Toronto Star – June 10, 2016 Press Release: Injured Workers Demonstrate in 7 Cities IAVGO Community Legal Clinic – […]

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HPAP Annual General Meeting

Please join us for the Health Providers Against Poverty AGM 2016! When: Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM Where: United Steelworker’s Hall, 25 Cecil St, Toronto Register: Seating is limited, please register HERE. We are thrilled to have Desmond Cole as our guest speaker. He is a well known activist and freelance journalist in Toronto, as well […]

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Groups Propose Basic Income For Food Security

Health Providers Against Poverty endorsed a recent Position Statement from the Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health calling for a basic income pilot in Ontario. The need for urgent action on income inequity and food insecurity was highlighted in this letter to Premier Wynne and the provincial government. “OSNPPH members apply the cost of the Nutritious Food […]