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The recession may be over, but food bank use is still climbing in Canada
The number reflects several currents in the economy, from disability and social assistance payments that have not kept pace with inflation to the prevalence of lower-wage work, a lack of affordable housing and the delayed effects of the recession.
“For those who can’t work – government supports are extremely low and have not evolved with a changing economy. And many Canadians aren’t able to access the training they need to qualify for well-paying jobs,” said Katharine Schmidt, executive director of Food Banks Canada, which produced the national count.
Critics say Ontario expanding too quickly into risky private clinics
The Liberal government’s love affair with private medical clinics is clearly putting patients’ lives at risk, opposition critics say.
“It is appalling. The Liberal government is pushing this model of care way faster that we are able to make sure that they are safe,” NDP MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) told the Star after raising the matter in the legislature during question period Monday
A hard time for tort insurers
Ruling, rewritten SABS make it harder to maximize value from assigned accident benefit claims
Tort insurers beware. The unwelcome revised definition of ‘incurred’ in the Ontario statutory accident benefit schedule (SABS), combined with a recent court decision concluding that tort defendants will only get credit for directly overlapping benefit entitlement, will result in recoverable tort damage awards well above policy limits and where the assigned accident benefit rights have only marginal value.
Safety inspections find 13% of private clinics don’t meet provincial standards
Some 3.6% of private clinics failed inspections entirely since the provincial standards checks began in 2011. http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2014/11/02/safety_inspections_find_13_of_private_clinics_dont_meet_provincial_standards.html
David O. says auto insurance rates already down
Bill 15, the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, passed second reading today demonstrating the Liberal government’s commitment to strengthening consumer protection and reducing auto insurance rates, announced David Orazietti, Minister of Government and Consumer Services.
Lawyer first in Ontario to be disbarred over sexual harassment
TORONTO – A Kingston lawyer became the first in Ontario to have his licence revoked for sexually harassing clients, the Toronto Sun has learned.
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/29/lawyer-first-in-ontario-to-be-disbarred-over-sexual-harassment
Barrett urges drivers to testify on Ontario Auto Insurance and Bill 15
QUEEN’S PARK – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett agrees with committee hearings to allow more input on Bill 15,Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2014 in the wake of second reading debate on the legislation Monday.
http://www.thesilo.ca/barrett-urges-drivers-to-testify-on-ontario-auto-insurance-and-bill-15/
MPPs’ comments on auto insurance not flattering
As MPPs discuss the ongoing changes to Ontario’s auto insurance landscape in the legislature, there is a picture that is being painted of the industry – and it isn’t that flattering.
http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/mpps-comments-on-auto-insurance-not-flattering-184987.aspx?p=1
Ontario PC Party wants more time to consider auto insurance reform bill
Ontario’s ruling Liberals are trying to pass an omnibus bill intended to reduce auto insurance claims costs, but Progressive Conservative politicians suggested this week that a time allocation motion on Bill 15 will limit opportunity for input from stakeholders such as towing and storage companies.