The Welfare History Project
@welfarehistory.bsky.social
Public education project on the history of state-controlled social assistance in so-called "Ontario, Canada."
Lead by a disabled OW recipient.
Lead by a disabled OW recipient.
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I'm an OW recipient and human rights student (OSAP issues, long story). I've been increasingly interested in the study of welfare, and calling out the carceral nature of it. I've written essays for classes on it but found the accessibility of information lacking.
At the time that the Ontario Works Act was put into being, Premier Mike Harris (frequently compared to Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in idealogy and policy) was enacting austerity measures to decrease government expenditure exponentially.
June 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
At the time that the Ontario Works Act was put into being, Premier Mike Harris (frequently compared to Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in idealogy and policy) was enacting austerity measures to decrease government expenditure exponentially.
I'm an OW recipient and human rights student (OSAP issues, long story). I've been increasingly interested in the study of welfare, and calling out the carceral nature of it. I've written essays for classes on it but found the accessibility of information lacking.
June 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I'm an OW recipient and human rights student (OSAP issues, long story). I've been increasingly interested in the study of welfare, and calling out the carceral nature of it. I've written essays for classes on it but found the accessibility of information lacking.