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VP, Urban Health and Homelessness Services, TNG Community Services | Community health services | Peer programs | Leadership | Harm reduction and drug policy
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On the new episode of our podcast – available this morning – we speak to two of the Interveners in the Charter Challenge. Listen to our conversations with Emily Hill from Aboriginal Legal Services and Demar Kemar Hewitt from the Black Legal Action Centre here:
www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/podcast...
www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/podcast...
March 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On the new episode of our podcast – available this morning – we speak to two of the Interveners in the Charter Challenge. Listen to our conversations with Emily Hill from Aboriginal Legal Services and Demar Kemar Hewitt from the Black Legal Action Centre here:
www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/podcast...
www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/podcast...
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Packing up and moving is not reasonable. The Neighbourhood Group and KMOPS provide a range of other services beyond CTS - including showers and meals - that can't be moved with the CTS.
#SaveOurSites #CTSontario #CTSsavesLives #CTScourtchallenge #SaveCTS #Ontario #ONpoli #SayYesToHealth
#SaveOurSites #CTSontario #CTSsavesLives #CTScourtchallenge #SaveCTS #Ontario #ONpoli #SayYesToHealth
March 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Packing up and moving is not reasonable. The Neighbourhood Group and KMOPS provide a range of other services beyond CTS - including showers and meals - that can't be moved with the CTS.
#SaveOurSites #CTSontario #CTSsavesLives #CTScourtchallenge #SaveCTS #Ontario #ONpoli #SayYesToHealth
#SaveOurSites #CTSontario #CTSsavesLives #CTScourtchallenge #SaveCTS #Ontario #ONpoli #SayYesToHealth
“We want to help people, we don’t want to punish people,” the premier said at a Queen’s Park press conference where he announced amendments to the Trespass to Property Act.”
Helping by throwing people in jail and giving them $10k fines for the crime of poverty and not having a home?
Helping by throwing people in jail and giving them $10k fines for the crime of poverty and not having a home?
Doug Ford to crack down on homeless encampments with fines for drug use and more funding
The premier said his government will earmark an additional $75.5 million on shelters and ensure cities are spending the money to help those in need.
www.thestar.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:32 PM
“We want to help people, we don’t want to punish people,” the premier said at a Queen’s Park press conference where he announced amendments to the Trespass to Property Act.”
Helping by throwing people in jail and giving them $10k fines for the crime of poverty and not having a home?
Helping by throwing people in jail and giving them $10k fines for the crime of poverty and not having a home?
Exciting day! Proud of TNG and the individual applicants.
Legal action against supervised consumption site legislation
A social services agency is announcing legal action against the Ford Government's legislation to close some supervised consumption sites.
www.cp24.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Exciting day! Proud of TNG and the individual applicants.
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Alan Young, lawyer and scholar known for landmark legal challenges, dies at age 69. He was a trailblazing lawyer who challenged Canada's archaic laws on sex work, cannabis, and more. www.thestar.com/news/ontario... via @thestar.com
Alan Young, lawyer and scholar known for landmark legal challenges, dies at age 69
TORONTO - York University says Alan Young, a lawyer and legal scholar known for leading the challenge of Canada’s prostitution laws before the country's top court, has died at age
www.thestar.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Alan Young, lawyer and scholar known for landmark legal challenges, dies at age 69. He was a trailblazing lawyer who challenged Canada's archaic laws on sex work, cannabis, and more. www.thestar.com/news/ontario... via @thestar.com
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HOUSING THE HOMELESS SAVES MONEY IN FINLAND: “a recent study showed the savings in emergency healthcare, social services & the justice system totalled as much as €15,000 a year for every homeless person in properly supported housing.”
It works AND it saves money.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
It works AND it saves money.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness
Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM
HOUSING THE HOMELESS SAVES MONEY IN FINLAND: “a recent study showed the savings in emergency healthcare, social services & the justice system totalled as much as €15,000 a year for every homeless person in properly supported housing.”
It works AND it saves money.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
It works AND it saves money.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
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On 04/29/24, @msthpetra.bsky.social testified before the Standing Committee on Health on the urgent need to prioritize harm reduction, voluntary and accountable treatment options, address social determinants of health, and emphasize that regulated alternatives save lives.
youtu.be/jwm-U2V5bB4?...
youtu.be/jwm-U2V5bB4?...
Moms Stop the Harm: Petra Schulz's Testimony before House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
YouTube video by Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
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November 17, 2024 at 4:56 PM
On 04/29/24, @msthpetra.bsky.social testified before the Standing Committee on Health on the urgent need to prioritize harm reduction, voluntary and accountable treatment options, address social determinants of health, and emphasize that regulated alternatives save lives.
youtu.be/jwm-U2V5bB4?...
youtu.be/jwm-U2V5bB4?...
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Watch this amazing episode on TVO to learn about supervised consumption services. This is one of the sites the province is slating close. Closures will have deadly consequences. Legislation is apparently being tabled Monday but they’ve already defunded them for april 1. www.tvo.org/video/how-do...
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November 16, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Watch this amazing episode on TVO to learn about supervised consumption services. This is one of the sites the province is slating close. Closures will have deadly consequences. Legislation is apparently being tabled Monday but they’ve already defunded them for april 1. www.tvo.org/video/how-do...