It matters what we classify as housing. If a person cannot live safely, securely, and well with full amenities in their own space, it isn't housing. Otherwise, we run the risk of descending a slippery slope into pretending that shelter beds are a home. cp24.com/news/ontario-m…

How Doug Ford is Getting It Done in #healthcare .
“Hundreds of million$ in public money is being used to dismantle and #privatize our public hospitals, robbing the public to build the private.'
@NatalieMehra OntarioHealthCoal'n
#Notjusthighwayrobbery
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Just last week, CSIS warned that serious violence against the 2SLGBTQI community will be an ongoing threat throughout the coming year.

This is why the transphobic comments made by Pierre Poilievre are especially irresponsible and dangerous.

Read more: egale.ca/poilievre-stat…

Heartbreaking in #HamOnt : 67 affordable homes to be built on municipal parking lots loses on an 8-8 tie.

People protested because...the loss of parking.

People are literally living on the streets and you are worried about where to put your car. Give your head a shake, people.

The more that gender difference is positioned as a threat to heteronormativity, the more that violence against transwomen is legitimized. Mr. Poilievre, the threat isn’t biology; it’s your normalization of transphobic violence, which will lead to harm, death, and homelessness.

Doug Ford's priority list:

Reducing ER wait times ❌

Funding public transit ❌

Affordable public housing ❌

Public $$ to Walmart ✅

Walmart makes billions of dollars in profits every year - why should Ontario taxpayers pick up the tab for these retrofits? #onpoli

I've warned the Ford Conservatives about this for months... as have our hospitals.

Time and again I've heard from hospitals struggling to make payroll because they are hemorrhaging health dollars to private staff agencies.

The govt knows what to do. They are making a choice

Championing education, industry ties, social justice, and gender equality. We're on a mission to level the playing field, empowering gender-diverse individuals to excel in any career.

YWCA Hamilton

#Partnership #Community

The Washington Post's buyout of 240 staffers was 'targeted and coercive,' says the Washington Post Guild.

Journalists should call them what they were: layoffs.

Peter Marks, longtime theatre critic for The Washington Post, has taken a buyout. His last day at the paper will be Dec. 31, and no replacement has been named, leaving one of the most significant U.S. theatre cities without a full-time drama critic.

Thank you for being such an important part of the YWCA Hamilton community. Because of you, women, gender-diverse people & families have access to life-saving services and supports.

From all of us at YWCA Hamilton, wishing you and yours a happy, healthy and safe holiday season.

Today marks the end of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Today also marks International Human Rights Day.

Throughout 16 Days of Activism, our community came together to raise awareness about gender-based violence and to advocate for meaningful change.

During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, join YWCA Canada in learning about how together, we can prevent and end gender-based and intimate partner violence and create a violence-free future for everyone.

#16Days ofActivismAgainstGBV #16Days #GenderEquity

Women's homelessness in Cambridge is largely hidden but comes with complexities and heightened experiences of GBV. On Dec 5, join us to learn more about this issue and our effort to bring more supports to Cambridge. Register- ow.ly/QIyx50QaP1l

November marks Woman Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario. We are marking this important milestone by asking our housing staff to share what they wish the community understood about the impact of gender-based violence on survivors, their families, and their community.

#Media : New report finds that subsidizing the toll on the 407 ETR for truckers will alleviate congestion, save at least $6B and protect valuable natural spaces - making #Highway413 completely unnecessary.

Full report available here 🔽
environmentaldefence.ca/2023/11/07/new…

The number one, single, most direct influence, program, policy, change, shift and intervention to help build more homes across Canada has been Sean Fraser.
So when Province’s belittle the Federal Government to stay out of direct housing help for municipalities, it’s

So, this is how it’s working:
1. Reduce revenue cities can collect for needed housing infrastructure.
2. Tell cities you’ll “make them whole” a year ago. But don’t.
3. Set up a reward system for cities that meet housing targets, but is billions short.
4. Make sure that system