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14 minutes ago · As a result, even with a job, many persons with disabilities continue to live in poverty (13% of employed persons with disabilities compared to 9% of their peers without disabilities). footnote 2 The employment rate of persons with severe disabilities aged 16–64 was 50.4% in 2022, while the employment rate for those with a very severe disability was 26.8%.
1 day ago · TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford kicked a backbencher out of the Progressive Conservative caucus on Friday after what he called repeated and serious lapses in judgment. Goldie Ghamari, who represents the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton, recently took a virtual meeting with Tommy Robinson, the former leader of the far-right English Defence League.
1 day ago · Pierre Marcel Poilievre PC MP (/ ˌ p ɔː l i ˈ ɛ v / PAW-lee-EV; born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022.
1 day ago · Ontario MPP and provincial cabinet minister 1995–2003; federal MP (2006–2019) and cabinet minister 2006-2015 9: Steve Gilchrist: 1992–1994: Ontario MPP and provincial cabinet minister 1995-2003 10: Peter Van Loan: 1994–1998: Federal MP (2004-2018) and cabinet minister (2006-2015) 11: Rueben Devlin: 1998–2002: President of Humber River ...
14 minutes ago · Background. Methane is listed as a toxic substance (item No. 66) under Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). It is a potent GHG with at least 25 times more global warming potential than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period. footnote 1 Methane has a relatively short lifespan in the atmosphere compared to other longer-lived GHGs such as carbon dioxide.
14 minutes ago · There were 49,505 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
1 day ago · The expansion of jobs created unique opportunities for black Americans, who saw novel high employment rates: there was a 103% increase in the number of blacks employed in postwar Detroit. Black Americans who immigrated to northern industrial cities from the south still faced intense racial discrimination in the employment sector.
