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RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: WHAT'S THE LATEST REGARDING CANADA POST STRIKE?  Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada and Robin Sears, Crisis Communications Consultant and former NDP Strategist. This week: Canadian MPs have come together to condemn an alleged Iranian assassination plot against human rights leader and former justice minister Irwin Cotler which was foiled by police. And, what's the latest on the Canada Post strike? BEST CREDIT CARD OPTIONS FOR CANADIANS TRAVELLING SOUTH OF THE BORDER? Libby Znaimer is now joined by Patrick Sojka, Founder of RewardsCanada.ca In this segment, we discuss some of the best credit card options out there currently for Snowbirds travelling stateside.  WHEN CARE FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS AT MUNICIPAL LTC HOMES Libby Znaimer is joined by Jane Meadus, staff lawyer and the Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) and Dr. Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO). A conversation about staffing and retention challenges at municipal long-term care homes in Toronto.  

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: DOUG FORD CLAPS BACK AT LCBO STRIKE WITH ONLINE BOOZE MAP AND PROMOTIONAL VIDEO   Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, a former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Health Minister, and Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP. Today: we kick things off with a discussion about the latest on the LCBO strike and Premier Doug Ford's response to it, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Washington this week attending the NATO Summit. THE LATEST ON THE CANADIAN DENTAL CARE PLAN Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Maneesh Jain, President of the Ontario Dental Association. Ottawa has made a change to the Canadian Dental Care Plan with the aim of getting more dental professionals on board. We discuss what that will mean for both dentists and patients. ANOTHER LONG TERM CARE HOME CLOSURE IN TORONTO Libby Znaimer is now joined by Jane Meadus, Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and NDP MPP and health critic, France Gélinas. Another long-term care home is closing in Toronto...the sixth in just three years. Why is this happening? And, does this affect residents? Our panel reacts to the latest. 

The More Beds Better Care Act was designed to move patients into long term care more quickly, but is it causing families stress?Ontario Today is joined by Jane Meadus, staff lawyer at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly.

On the heels of a federal government housing announcement, you share your stories and perspectives on renting in Ontario. With Carolyn Whitzman, adjunct professor and housing researcher at the University of Ottawa, and Dania Majid, lawyer with the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario.

RBC report on housing in Canada. Toughest time ever to own a house. In Vancouver, it is a full blown crisis. And how does this affect rental reality in Canada's most expensive rental market? Guest: Jinjae Jeong. tenant advocate at the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC) in Vancouver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE ZOOMER SQUAD: A LOOK AHEAD TO THE PROVINCIAL BUDGET It's budget day in Ontario. Libby Znaimer is joined by former Ontario NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo; former Ontario Liberal Cabinet Minister George Smitherman; and former Ontario PC MPP and finance minister Janet Ecker to discuss. ONTARIO HOSPITALS AND LTC HOMES SPENT ALMOST ONE BILLION DOLLARS ON  AGENCY STAFF LAST YEAR According to a Ministry of Health document, Ontario hospitals and long-term care homes spent nearly $1 billion last year to fill shifts with nurses and personal support workers from private staffing agencies. Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Levin, Chief Executive Officer of AdvantAge Ontario; and Jane Meadus, staff lawyer and the Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly to discuss this contentious issue. A NEW REPORT IDENTIFIES THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WITH THE MOST PESTICIDES A new report has identified the fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides. Libby Znaimer is joined Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University; and Nicole Boudreau, Biologist at the Organic Federation of Canada to discuss 2024's ‘Dirty Dozen'.

We have another great program, when we will be joined from Ontario by Dr. Patricia Spindel.  Patricia is the Chair of Seniors for Social Action Ontario, she was a co-founder of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, and she is a former President of Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities. She is also a recipient of a Government of Canada medal for service to her community.   We are looking forward to having a discussion about elder advocacy

We have another great program, when we will be joined from Ontario by Dr. Patricia Spindel.  Patricia is the Chair of Seniors for Social Action Ontario, she was a co-founder of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, and she is a former President of Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities. She is also a recipient of a Government of Canada medal for service to her community.   We are looking forward to having a discussion about elder advocacy

In the second part of our mini-series on affordable housing, we hear from Beyond Housing executive director Dan Driedger - the single greatest challenge to building, the role of the private sector, stories from tenants, and more. Plus, a big life update from a previous Undercurrents guest! Read the transcript. Download the small group discussion guide. Advocacy actions: 1. ⁠Say Yes to Fair Rents! - Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario - ACTO⁠ 2. ⁠Take Action: More Urgency on Housing Affordability - The National Housing Accord: A Multi-Sector Approach to Ending Canada's Rental Housing Crisis⁠ Provincial and federal governments waive HST on development of purpose-built rental housing - CBC Produced with support from ⁠⁠Kindred Credit Union⁠⁠. Editorial support: Christen Kong Original music: Brian MacMillan Artwork: Jesse Bergen

January 21 2024-National Non-Smoking Week & Ontario Launches New LTC Investigations Unit National Non-Smoking Week Quick quiz: What

We sit down with MCC's Ontario advocacy guru Greg deGroot-Maggetti as he breaks down our affordable housing crisis: where we are, how we got here, and three (of many) solutions. Advocacy actions: 1. Say Yes to Fair Rents! - Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario - ACTO 2. Take Action: More Urgency on Housing Affordability - The National Housing Accord: A Multi-Sector Approach to Ending Canada's Rental Housing Crisis Produced with support from ⁠Kindred Credit Union⁠. Editorial support: Christen Kong Original music: Brian MacMillan Artwork: Jesse Bergen

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: ONTARIO NDP WANT FORD GREENBELT SCANDAL TO BE VERY MUCH ALIVE 12:00PM-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto, Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, and Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. The Ontario NDP want very much to keep the Ford government Greenbelt landswap deal alive with leader Marit Stiles asking the integrity commissioner to investigate the Las Vegas trip involving Kaleed Rasheed, Former Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery of Ontario. Meanwhile, Premier Doug Ford and his government are continuing their efforts to censure NDP MPP Sarah Jama after she made offensive and irresponsible remarks about Israel. Also, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has promised local restaurant businesses that she will work to improve the CafeTO program after it rolled out with a lot of problems this year. And, what will Toronto's snow clearing plan look like ahead of the Winter season? Our panel reacts to the latest. THE HVAC/NOSI SCAM HAS BEEN A BIG THREAT TO VULNERABLE SENIORS 12:30-12:45 Libby Znaimer is joined by Julie Patterson, a Senior law clerk with Morra Caruso Law and Graham Webb, Executive Director for the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. This week, the province announced that it was launching public consultations in an effort to figure out how to best protect homeowners from fraudulent mortgage scams.

Details on the beneficiary of the Battle of Alberta Golf Tournament, the Central Alberta Cildren's Advocacy Centre from former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CEO of the Central Alberta Children's Advocacy Centre Mark Jones joins the show to discuss the success of the Battle of Alberta Golf Tournament over the years. Plus, is Matt Dumba a fit as a mid-season acquisition for the Oilers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Emmy Stuebing, Chief Executive Officer of the Zebra Child Protection Centre.

Guest: Jane Meadus, elder law and health lawyer with the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and member of the technical committee that wrote the standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bill Kelly Podcast: The Emergencies Act Inquiry is wrapping up this week. What have we learned so far? & What can we expect next? GUEST: Susan Delacourt, columnist, Toronto Star - The Ontario Health Coalition has officially launched a constitutional challenge against the province's controversial Bill 7. The law allows some discharged elderly hospital patients to be forced into long-term care homes they did not choose in Ontario. Guests: Natalie Mehra, Ontario Health Coalition & Graham Webb of Advocacy Centre for the Elderly - The Ontario government recently proposed a new bill, the More Homes Built Faster Act, or Bill 23. This bill contains some positive elements, like the removal of duplicate plan approval requirements and adding measures aimed at increasing urban density and housing mix. However, Bill 23 also proposes weakening or eliminating many housing development regulations, such as site plan controls, that protect us and our natural environment from the negative effects of poorly built development. If implemented as tabled, the bill will severely disrupt the province's environmental housing regulations. GUEST: Luna Kirfan, Associate Professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo - Eight per cent of vaccinated people with COVID infections that don't require hospitalization end up with long COVID, with each subsequent infection repeating the risk. COVID increases the risk of cardiovascular and other health problems, enough to cause a stark rise in excess deaths and to shorten life expectancy. In 2020, when adult intensive care units were at risk of being overwhelmed, we wore masks and accepted restrictions. With pediatric intensive care now at risk, will leaders follow the evidence and tell us to mask up? GUEST: Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University

We spoke with Jane Meadus, a lawyer at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, about long-term care advocates preparing a constitutional challenge to an Ontario law that allows some discharged elderly hospital patients to be forced into a nursing home they did not choose. Jane says this comes down to a broken system - the government doesn't have preventative measures, like home care, to keep elderly out of hospital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Callers debate whether the More Beds Better Care Act is fair, with Jane Meadus, a lawyer for the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, which is launching a constitutional challenge together with the Ontario Health Coalition.

In this episode of Done By Law we feature audio from the wonderful seminar ‘Women's Lived Experience in Decarceration and Carceral Resistance', held on Monday 24 October 2022 at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne.This evening of discussion, reflections and solutions was hosted by Fitzroy Legal Service and featured the insightful contributions of a number of expert panellists, including practitioners, and women with lived experience of incarceration and the criminal justice system. Panel 1 – Systemic changes required to address women's over-incarcerationElena Campbell (Moderator) – Centre for Innovative JusticeKaren Fletcher – Flat OutLisa Abbott – TaskForceElena Pappas – LACWMegan Pearce – VLAPanel 2 – Women's Lived ExperienceNina Storey (Moderator) – Homes Not Prisons, Women Transforming JusticeJacqui Bampton – Women Transforming JusticeSara Stilianos – Homes Not Prisons, Women Transforming JusticeJasmine Barzani – Homes Not PrisonsWe have unfortunately only been able to feature 30 minutes of this jam packed two and a half hour evening. To watch the whole event, head to YouTube via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB_TlMR3tTo&ab_channel=FitzroyLegalService  ***Full biographies Panel 1: Elena Pappas LACWElena is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women, and community legal centre established specifically to combat women's increasing criminalisation and imprisonment. She also sits on the Board as an Executive Director.  Elena is a passionate advocate and leader who is dedicated to working collaboratively with organisation and individuals to address the causes of women's criminalisation.  She currently leads LACW's policy and systemic advocacy work, and is Co-Convenor of Smart Justice for Women, a sub-committee of the broader Smart Justice coalition convened by the Federation of Community Legal Centres.  Elena previously worked at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service where she held the position of Senior Lawyer in the Criminal Law team. She advised and appeared on behalf of clients in complex criminal matters and shared responsibility for the mentoring and management of junior and support staff. Prior to this, Elena was an Associate in the Workplace Relations team of a private law firm in Melbourne. She holds a Master of Public and International Law from the University of Melbourne. She has worked as a volunteer with the Mental Health Legal Centre, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and Fitzroy Legal Service.Lisa AbbottTaskforceLisa Abbott is the Executive Manager Social Impact and Growth at TaskForce Community Agency, a not-for profit operating in Victoria delivering a suite of services to our most marginalised. Lisa has worked with those in contact with the justice system for 20 years in Government and community and over the last five years has been leading the development and delivery of the Living Free Project, a project supporting vulnerable girls and women who are at risk of, or are in early contact with, the justice system. The project drives cross sectoral collaboration and seeks to improve service system responses to enhance how our health and community sectors support women who often fall through service gaps.Karen FletcherFlat OutKaren Fletcher is the Executive Officer of Flat Out Inc, a community organisation that supports and advocates for women and trans and gender diverse people to get out and stay out of prison. She is a lawyer by trade has worked as a prison advocacy lawyer at Fitzroy Legal Service and Prisoners Legal Service QLD and as a public health lawyer, with a special interest in drug decriminalisation, in government and non-government agencies. She is an activist in the Homes not Prisons campaign in Victoria.Megan PearceVLAMegan has spent much of her career working alongside criminalised people, particularly women and children. Having started her career as a criminal defence lawyer at Legal Aid Queensland, Megan has also led major law reform inquiries into Victoria's criminal trial process and child protection system.Between 2018 and 2022, Megan worked at Darebin Community Legal Centre (which merged with Fitzroy Legal Service in 2019), first managing the Women Transforming Justice project and then Fitzroy Legal Service's Social Action and Public Interest Law team. In both these roles Megan contributed to program design and advocacy work aimed at disrupting the cycle of women's criminalisation. In July 2022 Megan commenced a role at Victoria Legal Aid focusing on discrimination and equality law.In 2013-14, Megan also completed a master of laws at the University of Toronto, where her thesis critiqued the effectiveness of human rights frameworks to respond to violence against womenElena CampbellCIJAssociate Director of Research, Advocacy & Policy, Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University. Elena is a lawyer, writer and former political staffer who has worked in legal and social policy for over two decades. Elena's expertise includes therapeutic justice, court interventions, the impacts of crime victimisation and the prevention and elimination of violence against women and children.  At the CIJ, Elena oversees a program of research which predominantly focuses on family violence, court interventions, crime victimisation and the way in which experiences of trauma - including structural and systemic trauma - can push vulnerable cohorts, particularly women, into contact with the criminal justice system. Elena has led projects for Government departments and courts to support the implementation of recommendations from Victoria's Royal Commission into Family Violence. Elena has also been Principal Chief Investigator in multiple, ANROWS-funded projects looking at the use of violence by young people and adults.  Previously Elena worked as a legal adviser and staffer in the Victorian Government for over a decade. Elena has also been employed as a consultant for a range of social policy and justice organisations, including the Australian Human Rights Commission.  Panel 2: Nina StoreyHNP and WTJNina is an unapologetic criminalized survivor. Having experienced state sanctioned violence she now spends her time advocating for the rights of criminalized survivors. Nina would love to see the abolishment of the prison industrial complex in her lifetime.  Her systemic advocacy commenced in 2018 as a member of the Women's Transforming Justice Project. Nina now sits on the council of Victim Survivors Advisory Council, is a member of the Expert Advisory Panel at Safe and Equal, a WEAVER for research group at Melbourne University and sits on the steering committee of the Homes Not Prisons Campaign. Nina stands in solidarity with the traditional owners of these lands and acknowledges they have the solutions to living in a world of unity, we must make space and elevate their voices for their stories to be told and shared.      Nina lives works and plays in Millowl, Phillip island on the lands of the Bunurong people of the Kulin nations, with her son and Kelpie.   Jacqui BamptonWTJ Jacqui is a formally incarcerated woman who has worked with Fitzroy Legal Service as part of the Women's Leadership Group. She lives with anxiety and mental health concerns, and has previously struggled with substance dependency and homelessness. Jacqui is deeply passionate about working alongside other criminalised people, with a particular interest in supporting women to navigate child protection. Jacqui is a warm advocate, loyal friend and proud single mum.   Sara-Michelle StilianosSara is an active member of several community groups and organisations aimed at ending incarceration – including as a Homes Not Prisons steering committee member and – previously – as part of Fitzroy Legal Service's Women Transforming Justice project. Sara has lived experienced of criminalisation and incarceration. She's driven toward social change and is a fierce advocate for abolishing the carceral system and it's supporting structures, which only serve to perpetuate further harm and violence by exerting power and control over people's lives. Alongside studying a Bachelor Degree in Social Science, Sara stands in solidarity with all oppressed women and continues to fight for the rights of women and children. 

In the third episode of the Courage My Friends podcast, Series III, Dania Majid, director of the Tenant Duty Council Program at the Advocacy Center for Tenants Ontario (ACTO); John Ecker, director of Research and Evaluation at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness; and Haydar Shouly, senior manager of Shelters and Shelter Programs with Dixon Hall discuss the current crisis of housing insecurity and homelessness facing our most vulnerable communities. Ecker describes some of the ingredients of the housing crisis: “In Toronto we're seeing an emergency shelter system that's stretched to the limit, which is turning people away because there aren't enough beds available. ..We're seeing a significant increase in the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness or homelessness lasting six months or longer in Toronto…About half of people accessing emergency shelters can be defined as chronically homeless. We're also seeing a burnt out workforce that is leaving the homeless system for other opportunities. We're seeing a social housing wait-list that continues to grow due to the lack of housing stock that is being created. Rising rental costs, which is even pushing people out of not just the housing market, but the rental market as well. There's a lack of rental control measures put in place by the provincial government, allowing landlords to increase rent without that typical government oversight on units that were built after 2018.” Reflecting on how the pandemic impacted Toronto shelters, Shouly recalls: “So I remember early 2020, probably February, March 2020 when we started to feel the heat of this pandemic. We had 91 people at Heyworth House, a hundred people at 351 Lake Shore. And we were talking about 2 to 3 feet apart. And that was just not feasible anymore. It was a disaster to keep people in that kind of environment. So collectively as a sector, and the city obviously led that, we moved clients from the traditional shelters and respites to hotels. The city secured a number of hotels to create that kind of social distancing that we were talking about in early 2020. It was really difficult. It was complicated to try to make that move. To transport people to a hotel. And trying to use the city's transport vehicles or taxis... It was a really challenging kind of reality. But with that action, I think we managed to keep the numbers of positive cases low and we managed to create social distancing in those programs. But I think moving people from where they were in congregate settings into more isolated rooms in hotel programs, we actually created new sets of challenges..” Speaking to the financialization of the housing market, Majid says, “Companies like Blackstone, and they're definitely not the only one, they do see housing as an investment vehicle, and that's their primary lens on housing. So what we've seen these types of companies doing is what I call "home hoardership"; they are just accumulating homes just for the sake of accumulating these homes. It deprives people like first time home-owners and renters from accessing these homes. And it's driving the cost of the housing up. What we're seeing in Canada has been happening in the United States for a lot longer and it's a little bit more terrifying when you start putting the pieces together and it's technically already here. About today's guests:  Dania Majid is a staff lawyer and director of the Tenant Duty Counsel Program at the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, a legal aid clinic in Ontario. Prior to joining ACTO, Dania was a legal analyst with the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, and a lawyer with the Human Rights Legal Support Centre and Neighbourhood Legal Services. She is also the founder and executive member of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association and the Toronto Palestine Film Festival and sits on the steering committee of the Hearing Palestine program at the University of Toronto. Dania is also the lead author of ACLA's 2022 report “Anti-Palestinian Racism: Naming, Framing and Manifestations.” John Ecker, PhD is the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. In this role, he has been fortunate to collaborate with a number of community partners on their research and evaluation activities. He attained his Ph.D. in Community Psychology from the University of Ottawa where he received advanced training in qualitative and quantitative analyses, as well as program evaluation theory and practice. His research interests are varied and include homelessness, housing, Housing First, community integration, and LGBTQ2S studies. In his spare time, John is an avid tennis player/fan and has a love of pop culture. Haydar Shouly, is Senior Manager of Shelters and Shelter Programs with Dixon Hall in Toronto. Haydar spent more than 18 years in the Community Development, Housing & Homelessness sector with stints in Youth Homelessness Supports, Housing Advocacy, Food Security and Newcomer Settlement sectors. Most recently, he has been working and advocating to enhance the well-being of marginalized and vulnerable populations in our community. In the past 14 years, Haydar's work at Dixon Hall has been focussed on building strategic responses to homelessness in the City of Toronto, primarily in partnership with the Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) Division. Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute.  Image: Dania Majid, John Ecker, Haydar Shouly / Used with Permission Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (voice of Tommy Douglas); Kenneth Okoro, Liz Campos Rico, Tsz Wing Chau (Street Voices)  Courage My Friends Podcast Organizing Committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca Host: Resh Budhu

This week we revisit our conversation with the wonderful Jill Prior. Jill is a criminal lawyer who has served as the principal legal officer at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service and is now cofounder of the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women. Despite being a natural advocate as a child and student, Jill never planned on a Life in the Law. But after a seminal experience supporting a friend in a sexual assault case, Jill realised that the courtroom and its procedures just made sense to her, and was where she wanted to forge her career. www.greenslist.com.au/podcast

CYCLIST DEATHS & ALC PATIENTS IN ONTARIO HOSPITALS Libby Znaimer is joined by Lauren O'Neil, Senior News Editor of BlogTO, Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village and

In the latest episode of Inside the Village, we explore an issue that impacts thousands of people across the province: the soaring cost of rent. Dania Majid, a staff lawyer at the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO), joins us to talk about the crisis of skyrocketing rental rates. Also on the podcast: Stanley the Goat isn't going anywhere. You'll have to listen to find out the rest of the story.

TENANTS ALLEGEDLY EVICTED OVER AC USAGE Libby Znaimer is joined by NDP MPP Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale-High Park), Councillor Paula Fletcher (Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth) and Dania Majid, Staff lawyer at Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario. In the news: residents of 130 Jameson, an apartment building in Parkdale, say they've received eviction notices over their air conditioning usage. MPP Karpoche raised concerns about this over social media. She said that many leases forbid the use of AC. She alongside fellow NDP MPP Jessica Bell are fighting for maximum temperatures in the Residential Tenancies Act. The City has already experienced multiple heat waves this summer and it leaves vulnerable residents like the elderly especially in danger. So, what exactly are tenants rights here, and what are the rules around AC usage. And, can we expect the province to step in like it did with long-term care homes to mandate AC requirements? Our panel discusses the latest. ALLEGED POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN NOVA SCOTIA MASS SHOOTING INVESTIGATION Libby Znaimer is joined by Peter Mackay who served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of National Defence, and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Both the RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki and the federal Liberals are in the hot seat over alleged political interference in the investigation of the mass shooting in Nova Scotia. Peter weighs in on what is seemingly the latest scandal to hit Ottawa. CRA STUDY FINDS CANADIANS FAILED TO PAY $111.2 BILLION IN TAXES Libby Znaimer is joined by Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The CRA released a report that shows that between 2014 and 2018, Canadians failed to pay $111.2 billion in taxes. So, what factors caused this? And, how much of this has to do with Canadians and companies committing tax evasion with offshore accounts?

Community Legal Centres are independent community organisations that provide free legal services to the public. They exist to enable a strong collective voice for justice and equality, using the law as a tool to achieving this.We are fortunate to be joined by two deeply experienced and dedicated CLC lawyers. The first of these is Linh Cao, Managing Criminal Lawyer at the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women, a CLC designed specifically for women who are in or at risk of entering the criminal justice system.We are also lucky to be joined by Meghan Fitzgerald, who joined Fitzroy Legal Service in 2008 and for a number of years held the role of Manager of Social Action, Policy and Law Reform. In October 2020 she took on a new role of Special Counsel, leading the strategic litigation and campaign work. Meghan also sits on the Board of Harm Reduction Australia.JOIN US to hear all the ins and outs of life as a CLC lawyer!

 The Victorian Government is proposing to significantly expand the capacity of the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre or DPFC, a women's prison on the western edge of Narrm, Melbourne. Drawing on the voices of women with lived experience of prison and evidence based practice, the Homes Not Prisons campaign is calling on the State Government to use the money allocated for expanding the prison to build public housing instead. This week on the program we bring you selections from Stop the Expansion of the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a recent online event hosted by Victorian Women Lawyers addressing this issue.The discussion features Yuin woman Vickie Roach, Principal Legal Officer of the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women Jill Prior, Sara, member of the Homes Not Prisons Steering Committee, and Karen Fletcher, Executive Officer of feminist abolitionist advocacy and support service Flat Out.

We spoke with Community & Corporate Relations Manager Jason Beck, as well as Sexual Assault Program Manager Janine Keagan with Waypoints. Janine walked us through all the amazing assistances the new Child & Youth Advocacy Centre brings to the area. All the programs' Waypoints brings to Wood Buffalo also needs help from people like you to operate. That's why they're having their 50/50 draw that ends tonight!! Just go to waypoints5050.com.

Libby Znaimer is joined by NDP MPP (Nickel-Belt) and health critic France G

In this segment, we chat with Danny McLaren and Jenna Huys about the Levana Gender Advocacy Centre, the new Gender Affirming Assistance Project and the services and volunteer opportunities available to students and community members alike.

Rule of Law: Given the importance of the rule of law as an instrument for promoting social, political, and economic development all of which are critical to peace and stability. The ominous decline of the rule of law in Africa cannot be ignored. But, what alternatives does Africa have? We speak to Okechukwu Nwanguma the Executive Director, Rule of Law and Accountability, Advocacy Centre, an organization that promotes justice and for victims of human rights violation and has handled several cases of Human rights violations by the Nigerian Police. Episode Credits: Graphics and Artwork: Neo Rakgajane Script/story editing: Rasmus Bitsch Additional editing: Laura Bain Additional Sound Recording: Sam Olukoya Sound Editing: John Bartmann Soundtrack/Music: The Good People Host/Writer: Jedi Ramalapa

Libby Znaimer is joined by Jane Meadus,

Jill Prior is a criminal lawyer who has served as the principal legal officer at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service and is now cofounder of the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women. Despite being a natural advocate as a child and student, Jill never planned on a Life in the Law. But after a seminal experience supporting a friend in a sexual assault case, Jill realised that the courtroom and its procedures just made sense to her - and was where she wanted to work.

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Libby Znaimer is joined by Bonnie Lysyk, Auditor General of Ontario followed by Donna Duncan, CEO of the Ontario Long-Term Care Association and Jane Meadus, staff lawyer and the institutional advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE). Yesterday, Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk released a scathing report on long-term care. It details how ill equipped both the sector and ministry overseeing it were in dealing with the crisis brought on by the pandemic. Our panel of long-term care experts weighs in on the latest and on what went wrong. ---- PROVINCE CREATES PAID SICK LEAVE PROGRAM Libby Znaimer is joined by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown followed by Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician and health justice activist. Yesterday, the province unveiled a paid sick leave program in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 among essential workers. But, is it good enough? Our business panel weighs in on the latest. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

What is a Community Spotlight? A Community Spotlight is the Community of Big Hearts shining the spotlight on a leader or organization by giving them a platform to tell their story so they can increase awareness that they exist to potential volunteers, donors, and raving fans who are willing and able to contribute back in any way they can!What is Child Advocacy Centre (CAC)We operate an inspired, child friendly environment dedicated to wrapping services around those impacted by child abuse. We facilitate a collaborative model of care designed to empower those working on the front lines of child abuse to work together to improve outcomes and build resilience for children, families and community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LONG-TERM CARE RESTRICTIONS "A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS" Libby Znaimer is joined by Jane Meadus, Staff Lawyer and the Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE), and Maureen Dawson who is unable to visit her mother in a long-term care home despite her being fully vaccinated. Maureen is a UNIFOR national representative. Residents of long-term care are pleading to have their restrictions eased especially since most have already been fully vaccinated. Maureen Dawson details her frustrations of not being able to visit her vaccinated mother who is an LTC resident. Her mother is dying of pancreatic cancer so this has been a particularly trying time for her. Meanwhile, the province continues to navigate a particularly intense third wave as daily case rates continue to climb. SOME CANADIANS THREATEN TO TAKE PROVINCE TO COURT OVER DELAY BETWEEN COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES Libby Znaimer is joined by Ian Cooper,

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Jane Meadus, a lawyer with the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, joins the QP Briefing podcast to talk about the effect of the pandemic on Ontario's seniors and the work of the independent commission into long-term care. Email jscross@torstar.ca with any questions, concerns or praise. Music: "Private Eye" by Kevin McLeod From the Free Music Archive CC BY

Today has been designated a national day of observance to commemorate those whose lives have been claimed by COVID-19. As of this morning, Canada has seen 22,335 deaths related to the virus and, of those, 7,099 were in Ontario. Today also marks one year since the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Libby Znaimer is joined by Cathy Parkes whose father passed away at Orchard Villa last April and Jane Meadus, staff lawyer and the institutional advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) followed by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. SEGMENT 2: PHARMACY VACCINE PILOT & SOME FAMILY DOCTORS TO ADMINISTER VACCINES BY THE WEEKEND This week marks another major milestone-a much more positive one. And that is that a number of pharmacies have been partaking in a COVID-19 vaccine pilot program targeting the 60-64 age group. John details the success he's been having at his own pharmacies and the very long lineup of people eagerly awaiting their shot. We've also learned that family doctors who have received vaccine supply will begin administering to patients by the weekend. Dr. Gandhi tells us that there are 400 doses for a team of 50 doctors in Georgian Bay and while the supply numbers are meager, he says that "it's a start!" Libby Znaimer is joined by Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacist John Papastergiou and Dr. Sohail Gandhi, a family physician in Georgian Bay and past president of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA).

Bahar Shadpour joins us this episode to talk about the necessity of an evictions moratorium in Ontario as the pandemic rages on. She is the Communications and Public Affairs Specialist at the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, a specialty community legal clinic serving tenants and fighting for safe, adequate and affordable homes. 

ROBERTA PLACE FACES LAWSUITS AMID DEADLY COVID-19 OUTBREAK Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie is facing a $50-million class-action lawsuit amid the deadly COVID-19 outbreak that has left at least 63 residents dead. Our legal experts weigh in. Libby Znaimer is joined by Gayle Brock, lawyer of Brock Medical Malpractice Law followed by Jane Meadus, staff lawyer and the Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE). THE LATEST TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR CANADIANS (26:38) As the country grapples with new and more easily transmissible variants of COVID-19, the federal government has imposed additional restrictions on travelers. Where do we go from here? Libby Znaimer is joined by Martin Firestone, President of Travel Secure, Richard Smart, CEO and Registrar of the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) and Dr. Frederic Dimanche, Director of the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Libby is joined by Dr. Amit Arya, a Palliative Care doctor and Board member of Canadian Palliative Care Physicians and Ontario Health Coalition as well as Jane Meadus, Staff lawyer and the Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE). Tendercare nursing home has been grappling with a brutal COVID-19 outbreak. The province has called on North York General Hospital to step in to help manage the crisis. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

The federal Liberal government is unveiling a national strategy on dementia today. The announcement is being made by Federal Health Minister, Ginette Petitpas Taylor. Beginning this year, Ottawa will be investing $50 million over the next five years towards this new strategy. It will focus on prevention, raising awareness, fighting the stigma attached to the disease, and risk reduction among other initiatives. Libby Speaks with Jane Meadus, Barrister and Solicitor at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly as well as Alzheimer Society of Canada

Alex is joined by Jane Meadus, staff lawyer and the Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, to discuss the current state of care for the elderly.

Libby speaks with Barrister and Solicitor for the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. Jane Meadus, Carey Lucki, CEO Circle of Care Sinai Health System and care giver advocate Sal Amenta

The Ford Government is looking to make it easier for landlords to evict tenants. Libby heard both sides of this equation when she spoke with Danny Roth, representing the (FPRO) Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario and Kenneth Hale, the Legal Director for the Advocacy Centre for Tenants of Ontario.

The Ontario Health Coalition released a new report on the state of long term care in the province. The document called

The Ford Progressive Conservatives may be taking aim at the province

Joining Alex for ON Point is Jane Meadus, Staff Lawyer and Institutional Advocate at Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. It's obvious that the Ford government needs to cut costs and their focus is on health care. Groups that represent the province's long-term care homes have been asking to end annual inspections altogether. Considering there are already issues of elder abuse and neglect, ending annual inspections wouldn't be cutting costs, it would be cutting the last shred of oversight we have left in place.