The Housing Network of Ontario recently published a set of 5 criteria that they will be using to assess the effectiveness of Ontario's long-term Affordable Housing Strategy.  These five broad areas of focus would serve as a good starting point for an affordable housing strategy for Alberta.

The final Stats Can numbers on changes to average weekly earning are now in. They make the Alberta government's decision to freeze the province's mininum wage look even more perplexing and unnecessary.

Amid all of the other goings on in Ottawa, a significant anniversary was marked this week. November 24, 2009 is the 20th anniversary of a unanimous House of Commons resolution to end child poverty by the year 2000.

A 2003 study found that people living in poverty are less likely to participate in a wide range of activities than people not living in poverty.

For humanitarian purposes, Canada sponsors a small number of refugees each year who come from devastated countries where there has been severe loss through war, natural disaster or persecution for the people there.

In the provincial Budget 2009, coverage for gender reassignment suregery was cut from the list of services covered by Alberta Health.