POLITICAL ISSUES

ONTARIO

• Political Parties in Ontario
• E_Laws, Ontario Government site for text of legislation. Has both bills not yet passed and legislation currently in effect.

ONTARIO DISABILITIES ACT

• Ontario Disabilities Act, government's website
• ODA Committee, a coalition working for a barrier free society for people with disabilities
• Bill 125
• How to Prepare a Barrier Diary, ODA Committee Action Tip

WELFARE, ODSP

The Social Assistance Reform Act was passed in 1998. It included the "Ontario Works Act" and the "Ontario Disability Support Program Act".

• Bill 142 Guide, some of the text of the Social Assistance Reform Act when it was under consideration
• Proclamation of the Ontario Disability Support Act
• CCLA criticism of proposed changes to welfare
• Ontario Works Information, regulations for workfare participants

TENANTS RIGHTS

• The Ontario government is asking for public opinion on landlord-tenant legislation. You have until June 15, 2004 to fill out the online questionnaire. Note: To let your views be known most effectively, it would be best to read over all the questions before you start answering anything. You might want to take notes on what the questions are and come back later to answer them after you have read up on the issues and thought about them. One good source of information on the issues is the Consultation Materials mentioned at the start of the questionnaire.
• The following two documents on landlord-tenant legislation are available at the K-W Access-Ability Resource Information Centre:
  • "Summary of the Tenant Protection Act: Bad News for Tenants" by the Coalition to Save Tenants' Rights
  • "Arch Alert Vol. No. 3, June 13, 1997"
• Toronto Tenants Web Site, lots of tenants rights and other rental housing related information, relevant to all of Ontario
• Tenant Net, articles about landlord-tenant legislation

CANADA

• Welfare Reforms in Canada, Canadian Social Research Links
• Disability Page, Canadian Social Research Links
• CHST, IDRC discusses changes to welfare in general in Canada
• Political Parties