The new software management system, known as SAMS, was rolled out across Ontario on Nov. 12, and since then issuing cheques for Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support program has become exponentially difficult for the approximately 600 area social workers who don’t have enough training or the manpower to address the problems that have cropped up.
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Tories claim WSIB operating slush fund
TORONTO – Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives are demanding the government shut down what they call a “slush fund” at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/5523163-tories-claim-wsib-operating-slush-fund/
FAIR letter to Canadian Forum on Civil Justice Project
According to recently released statistics from StatsCan there are currently 61,063 auto insurance related cases that are in Ontario’s civil court. According to the latest data there are an additional 34,075 cases in either mediation or waiting for an arbitration hearing at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario DRS system. That’s a total of 95,138 unresolved MVA claims that are in Ontario’s courts alone and these are all people with physical injuries, often cognitively impaired and facing serious challenges in overcoming traumatic injury. An indication of the dysfunctional legal climate in Ontario is that the volume of auto insurance cases before the courts in Ontario is up 42% since 2009/2010 according to the StatsCan website, an increase in cases that is far greater than the other provinces who were part of the survey.
FAIR letter to Canadian Forum on Civil Justice Project
Legal pains: The cost of justice includes physical health http://www.
Local voice against wrongful benefit denials not staying silent 3 part series
PALMERSTON – Even a rural, small-town voice can make a difference.
That voice belongs to Palmerston resident and insurance activist Jokelee Vanderkop, who even after self-publishing her own book and speaking out on national radio, still hasn’t given up her quest to help legitimate claimants receive the insurance benefits to which they’re entitled.
Charles Shaver: The consequences of Ontario’s rules for doctors
Ontario’s government has chosen to address its $12.5-billion deficit by continuing a four-year freeze on hospital budgets, and initiating even more extreme measures for physicians.
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/the-consequences-of-ontarios-rules-for-doctors
Show Me the Policy, Honey! Why is Uber keeping its insurance details a secret?
Uber maintains it has sufficient insurance to protect customers of the popular ride-sharing program, but refuses to produce the paperwork to prove it. On March 9, 2015, Uber asked an Ontario Superior Court Judge for an Order to seal its insurance policy, claiming it is necessary to do so for “competitive reasons”.
Ontario’s workplace safety board tries to muzzle online commenter
A two-day hearing began Tuesday with Frank Brunato, WSIB’s corporate safety manager, seeking a peace bond against Windsor’s Mike Spencer to stop him from posting allegedly derogatory and threatening comments.
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/news/ontarios-wsib-tries-to-muzzle-online-commenter
Windsor’s self-described defender of injured workers fights peace bond
A man who sees himself as a champion of injured workers grew agitated and emotional on the witness stand Wednesdayas he tried to stop an arm of the Ontario government from muzzling his online comments.
ACORN calls for a hike in disabled Ontarians’ housing allowance
Members and volunteers of ACORN Ottawa gathered near the Human Rights Monument Wednesday to shine a light on problems with the Ontario Disability Support Program.
http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/03/18/acorn-calls-for-a-hike-in-disabled-ontarians-housing-allowance
The inherent client conflict of interest caused by hours-based billing
For some time I have been troubled by the potential conflict of interest that hours-based billing causes between the lawyer and the client. The more I focus on it, the more profound the problem appears.