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Bill 168, Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace) 2009 passes the Ontario Legislature. CFUW Ontario Council has sent comments previously.
CFUW Hamilton is very concerned about the "clawback" to social assistance allowances that has occurred since July. Maureen Leyland, Norma Ducau and Linda Hall wrote of their concerns. This was published in the Hamilton Spectator.
A letter was sent to Kathleen Wynne, the Minister of Education, concerning the Pascal Report on Early Learning.
Ontario Council sends comments on the Draft Regulation of the Ontario Toxics Reduction Act 2009 EBR #010-7792. Our comments were prepared by Dr. Charlotte Rigby and Olga Lee, our analysts on environmental toxins, and include responses to questions posed to the Stakeholders’ consultation meeting held in Ottawa on October 7.
CFUW Ontario Council has presented its comment to the Ministry of the Environment, Land and Water Policy Branch concerning the Proposal Paper, "Stewardship - Leadership - Accountability: Safeguarding and Sustaining Ontario's Water Resources for Future Generations".
Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) Why were they established? How do community members measure the success of their local LHIN? with Juanita Gledhill, Chair, Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network was the topic for the first of this season’s Standing Committees meetings
Due to its potential impact on other areas of the province, CFUW Ontario Council sends comments to the Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure on the proposal, Simcoe Area: A Strategic Area of Growth (2009)
Comments on: the Simcoe Area: A Strategic Area of Growth (2009)
to the Ontario Growth Secretariat,
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
CFUW Ontario Council has been invited to stakeholder meetings involving the Ontario Government’s proposal paper on water conservation.
As well we joined with other organizations to support the document H2Ontario: A Blueprint for a Comprehensive Water Conservation and Efficiency Strategy
The Annual General Meeting of CFUW Ontario Council is hosted by CFUW Belleville.
Comments are presented to the Ministry of the Environment concerning the Great Lakes and the Discussion Paper, Healthy Great Lakes, Strong Ontario
On Earth Day, we sent a letter of congratulations to the Hon. John Gerretsen, the Minister of the Environment commending him on the passage and proclamation of Bill 64, the Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act.
CFUW Ontario Council sends comments to the Standing Committee on Social Policy concerning Bill 152, Poverty Reduction Act.
On International Women's Day, Ontario Council sends a letter to the Minister of Finance asking for essential support to child care.
Comments were sent to the Ministry of Education’s Governance Review Committee concerning the review of school board governance .
Along with CFUW National and 52 other organizations, CFUW Ontario Council sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama concerning the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
CFUW Ontario Council is very concerned that the Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act has yet to be proclaimed. A letter has been sent to the Minister of the Environment and the Premier.
Cosmetic Pesticides
Poverty Reduction in Ontario: What is being proposed and What is the Government Doing to Address this Serious Problem? was the topic of the January Standing Committee meeting with the Hon. Deb Matthews, Minister of Children and Youth Services and Jacquie Maund, Campaign 2000.
Comments were sent to the Ontario Legislature Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs concerning the Pre-Budget Consultations
Comments are sent to the Ministry of the Environment concerning the regulations for the Bill 64, the Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act.
Ontario Council commends the Hon. Deb Matthews and the Premier on the Poverty Reduction Strategy.
The Campaign, All Women. One Family Law, has been launched on December 10, Human Rights Day, by the Hon. Deb Matthews, Ontario Minister of Children & Youth Services & Minister Responsible for Women's Issues and by the Ontario Attorney General, the Hon. Chris Bentley.
These legal materials are a result of the Family Legal Education for Women (FLEW) project.CFUW Ontario Council is a founding member of this consortium of women's groups.
An opinion piece by CFUW Hamilton was published in the Hamilton Spectator concerning the clawback of students’ earnings for families receiving any form of social assistance.
The Toronto Caucus of CFUW, representing the six clubs in Toronto, sent a letter to each of their MPs concerning Employment Insurance
Regional Gatherings are held throughout the province, with the exception of the North which will hold their next one in 2009.
Comments were presented to the Ministry of Labour concerning its Workplace Violence Prevention consultations
Thanks to the work of the CFUW Ottawa's Environmental Toxins and Health Study Group, Ontario Council has presented comments to the Ministry of the Environment concerning the discussion paper, Creating Ontario's Toxics Reduction Strategy.
President Bush signed the Annex Compact Agreement, marking the final step in enacting the Compact into law -a historic landmark in the protection of the waters of our Great Lakes.
The Report of the CFUW Ontario Council Standing Committee on the Status of Women Questionnaire on Violence Against Women is released
Religious Arbitration Revisited- Changes in Family Law - Family Law Education for Women. Where do we go from here? was the topic of the September Standing Committees meeting with Pamela Cross, lawyer, consultant, activist, and feminist.
Ontario Council presents comments and thoughts concerning GROWING STRONGER which is the first step in the government’s formulation of a poverty reduction strategy.
CFUW Southport presents comments to the government on GROWING STRONGER, the government’s consultation on Poverty Reduction
The Great Lakes Compact Agreement heads to Congress after Michigan and Pennsylvania sign it. Ontario Council has been an active member of the Ontario Government's Great Lakes Annex Advisory Panel (GLAAP) during the past 4 years while the international Agreements were being negotiated
A letter was sent to the Hon. John Gerretson concerning Bill 64.
Sheila Clarke, CFUW Stratford, and Elaine Harvey, CFUW Kingston, present in person the CFUW Ontario Council brief on Bill 64, Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act, to the Ontario Legislature Standing Committee on Social Policy
See: http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details
CFUW Ontario Council presents comments on ERB Registry Number 010-3348: Bill 64, Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act to the Ministry of the Environment.
Correspondence with the Ministry of Education concerning HIV/AIDS education curriculum
The Annual General Meeting of CFUW Ontario Council - Vision ...Voice ... Action, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS – was held in North Bay with guest speakers, Louise D. Binder, HIV/AIDS activist, Mary Anna Beer, Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, Christine Fortin, Patrick for Life, and Lisa Cirillo of the Family Law Education for Women project.
CFUW Ontario Council presents an analysis and comments to the Hon. John Gerretsen, the Minister of the Environment concerning the Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) final report (March 31, 2008) with major reference to waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Response from the Hon. Deb Matthews concerning the Ontario Council Pre-Budget Brief that highlighted our concerns involving the poverty reduction strategy
A thank you note is received from Lu Ann Hill concerning the First Nations Technical Institute.
STILL AIN'T SATISFIED: EQUITY AND FEMALE ATHLETES with Laura Robinson, author, playwright, journalist, athlete and coach was the topic of the March Standing Committees meeting.
Communities Working Together to End Violence Against Women, a provincial conference, was attended by Judie Arrowood and Arleen Midriak of the Standing Committee of the Status of Women and Human Rights.
CFUW Ontario Council is very concerned about the potential closure of the First Nations Technical Institute on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, near Belleville, ON. A letter has been sent to the Premier
CFUW Kanata, the Zonta Club of Ottawa, and UNIFEM were joint-sponsors of an informative evening about Human Trafficking At Home and Abroad.
CFUW Orillia members tour the new Lakehead University Campus in Orillia.
CFUW Ontario Council has presented its Pre-Budget Brief to the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. The topics include family poverty, child care, violence against women, and the FLEW project.
CFUW Belleville and District establishes an endowment fund to support Loyalist College with a donation of $30,000.00, matched by provincial government, resulting in a $60,000.00 endowment fund.
ABORIGINAL EDUCATION & CULTURE from Pre-school to Post-Secondary Graduation was the topic of the January Standing Committees plenary session with the speakers, Elizabeth Bigwin with the Aboriginal Education Office of the Ministry of Education and Lu Ann Hill of the the Aboriginal Institutes Consortium, a group advocating for increased support for aboriginal post-secondary education.
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