Budget 2021: Hits & Misses
Posted on April 20, 2021
BUDGET 2021: HITS & MISSES
ACORN Canada Wins the First Step towards Ending Predatory Loans in Budget 2021
Raise the Minimum Wage
CHMA Talks: Minimum Wage in New Brunswick
Posted April 3, 2021
Global News: Activists say New Brunswick, Nova Scotia minimum wage hikes still not enough
Posted April 3, 2021
Members door knock for justice #FordFightback
As part of its monthly Ford Fight Back series, ACORN members across Hamilton, Ottawa and Toronto got together and knocked on doors in Doug Ford's home turf!
Hamilton Spectator: Study shows minimum wage earners struggling to afford rent in Hamilton
Worker making $14 an hour must work 54 hours to pay for one-bedroom apartment in Hamilton
Halifax Examiner: New Westminster: A living example of a living-wage policy
People working a job shouldn’t have to struggle to get by.
ACORN's first read on Budget 2019: Almost $23 billion in new spending, but low and moderate income Canadians underwhelmed
ACORN members, hoping for bold action to tackle the affordability crisis sweeping across many Canadian cities, were feeling underwhelmed as the federal government tabled Budget 2019, their last budget before the election in October.
Ford's Government is clear about one thing: low-income Ontarians are under attack
“The fiscal hole is deep… Everyone across the province will be required to make sacrifices, without exception”. Finance Minister Vic Fedeli further emphasized the government’s plan to attack Ontario’s most vulnerable as he announced tax breaks for the rich and a series of cuts and rollbacks that will gut protections for low-income Ontarians.
ACORN National Convention 2019: Hamilton, Ontario
ACORN members from across the country will come together to listen to exciting guest speakers, including labour leaders, community allies, politicians and more; meet other ACORN members and leaders from across the country; attend workshops on how to build power for change; and learn the skills and tools needed to develop grassroots campaigns.
Even the most vulnerable Ontarians will be impacted by Ford government cuts
ACORN members will continue to be key leaders in the fight back to make sure Ontario is an affordable, livable province for low and moderate income people.