March 22, 2010 TO: Hon. Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community and Social Services CC: Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario Hon. Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Hon. Dwight Duncan, Minister of Finance Members of the Social Assistance Review Advisory Council RE: Maintaining the Special Diet Allowance Dear Minister Meilleur, We urge you […]
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Feb 4, 2010 Health Providers Against Poverty is quite concerned about a directive issue by the Minister of Community and Social Services that allows front line social service workers to invalidate the medical opinions of physicians as provided on Special Diet Allowance forms. This not only undermines the medical profession, but also threatens the dignity […]
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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