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April 30, 2013
by Cameron Dearlove
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Letter to the Ontario government on funding for individuals with developmental disabilities

In the last few weeks I have heard more and more about an issue that hasn’t been gaining much attention in the media. For years families with children with developmental disabilities struggled with waiting lists that lasted years, despite their … Continue reading

December 5, 2012
by Cameron Dearlove
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To Regional Council re: Cuts to Discretionary Benefits

Today I will be addressing Regional Council as part of their public input session on the budget. I will be speaking on the provincial cuts to Ontario Works/Ontario Disability Discretionary Benefits. I am pleased to see that there are several … Continue reading

October 19, 2012
by Cameron Dearlove
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Instead of aiming to reduce poverty, why don’t we aim to eliminate it?

I enjoyed writing this editorial above others, as the reading I did to research the topic was interesting and engaging, and gave me real hope about a powerful idea in poverty reduction. Along the way I had the fortune to … Continue reading

September 20, 2012
by Cameron Dearlove
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2 Editorials: On social profits and policy, and cuts to social assistance benefits

I was fortunate to have two editorials published this month. One was my return to the Waterloo Region Record now that the KW by-election is over. I wanted to talk about the need for politicians to make more time to … Continue reading

July 19, 2012
by Cameron Dearlove
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Prevention is the cure for poverty

The following is an excerpt from my column in this week’s Kitchener Post: At a recent forum on prevention, Mark Pancer, a psychology professor from Wilfrid Laurier University, told a story of a town picnic by a river. To the … Continue reading

April 24, 2012
by Cameron Dearlove
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Two editorials: On charity and poverty, and refugees

Last week I was pleased to have two editorials published in Waterloo Region newspapers. The first was (the awkwardly) titled “The Curious Case of Bill C-31″. It was published in the new KW Review. The following is a brief introduction, … Continue reading