NDP keeps pushing for auto insurance reform
Over 150 local residents packed an auto insurance town hall meeting I hosted in November to pressure this government to bring down the unfair auto insurance rates we pay in our community.
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CRAWFORD: All Ontarians deserve robust consumer protection law
Consumers who enter into credit agreements unavoidably disclose sensitive, personal information like credit history and data. In today’s digital age, Ontarians are increasingly embracing digital banking options, such as shopping online and through apps. They’re also using credit and debit cards more frequently, tapping or swiping, to pay for everyday items.
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PC government reforms to social assistance reinforce poverty
TORONTO, Nov. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Yesterday, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Lisa MacLeod announced a series of reforms to the province’s social assistance system, which supports almost 1 million Ontarians per year. These reforms include significant changes to both Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
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Mixed bag, uncertain future
The wait is over. More than 100 days ago, we were told by Ontario Social Services Minister, Lisa MacLeod that fixes to the “broken” social assistance system were on the way. Last Thursday, a new plan was delivered.
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I started my appeal of an ODSP decision to the Social Benefits Tribunal. What happens next?
About 2 weeks after you file your Appeal Form (link is external), the Social Benefits Tribunal (SBT) sends you a letter with a file number. You file your Appeal Form when you deliver it to the SBT and follow the rules about how to do this.
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Your Medical Devices Are Not Keeping Your Health Data to Themselves
Medical devices are gathering more and more data from their users, whether it’s their heart rates, sleep patterns or the number of steps taken in a day. Insurers and medical device makers say such data can be used to vastly improve health care.
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15 Things Survivors of Collisions Should Know
Your life has been drastically changed in a matter of seconds. You have been in a collision and you will need time to recover from your injuries. Here are 15 things every survivor of a collision should know
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Neurofatigue
Fatigue fatigue fatigue, that is what people with brain injury often experience.
Everything takes effort. The energy for the whole day is often consumed completely within two hours. There are many brain injury victims who have insomnia on top of this all. Another group of brain injury survivors have an increased need for sleep. But thesimilarity is FATIGUE.