In the Field Newsletter Volume 74
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OCASI latest articles
Comments on National Poverty Reduction Strategy
Policy:
Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change (COP - COC) has released the following comments on the National Poverty Reduction Strategy released on August 21, 2018. OCASI is a steering committee member of COP - COC.
OCASI Comments on Immigration Levels Plan
Policy:
August 15, 2019 - OCASI made the following submission to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in response to call for feedback on the three-year immigration levels plan released by the government in November 2017.
In the Field Newsletter Volume 73
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We are in a political moment where words matter. Where clarity in communication matters. Where truths must be repeated over and over in order to drown out the false narratives about refugee claimants, about racialized (particularly Black and Indigenous) communities, about poor people and about the activists, advocates and rights defenders concerned about the state of our cities, province, country and world.
In the Field Newsletter Volume 72
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July 2018 - The Friday before the long weekend and our national recognition and celebration by some and resistance by others of the formation of our country Canada, we were greeted with unexpected and disappointing news. The newly elected government of Ontario had decided to disregard tradition and do away with the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. The Ministry has played an important role in Ontario’s economic development plans.