Op-Ed: Time to acknowledge the other baby scoop
By Valerie Andrews & Art Eggleton The recent announcement by the federal government offering a $800 million settlement for “Sixties Scoop” survivors, those Indigenous…
Op-Ed: It’s time for the federal government to take a leadership role on rising obesity rates
Ban advertising of unhealthy foods to kids, tax sugary drinks, revamp food guide, prohibit use of trans fats, among Senate report recommendations…
Urgent Action Needed to Fight Rising Obesity Rates in Canada Says Ground-Breaking Senate Report
Ottawa, March 1st, 2016 – The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology is calling for a National Campaign to…
Op-Ed: It’s Time For Canada To Test A Basic Income
Recently I tabled a motion in the Senate calling on the government to create a pilot project that would test a basic…
Senate Speech – Basic Income
Honourable Senators I rise today to speak on my motion on a basic income pilot project. That the Senate encourage the federal…
Motion in the Senate – Basic Income
That the Senate encourage the federal government, after appropriate consultations, to sponsor along with one or more of the provinces/territories a pilot…
CBC: Task force recommends new non-profit version of Toronto Community Housing
The final report from the John Tory’s task force on Toronto Community Housing includes 29 recommendations geared at saving what the mayor…
Toronto Star: Toronto public housing needs a shake-up, or break-up
It’s a vision offering better homes for the poor, more accountability on behalf of tenants and more mixed-income communities. Along the way,…
National Post: Pitching an end to city’s slumlord role
Chris Selley, National Post Senator Art Eggleton delivered his long-awaited task force report on Toronto Community Housing to Mayor John Tory on…
OpEd: Poverty the missing issue in the federal election campaign
Appeared in the Huffington Post Do you remember the game, “Where’s Waldo”? For those that don’t, the object of the game is…