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Download the new Examining Federal Work-study (FWS) Task Force report recommendations and best practices for institutions utilizing FWS funding in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related FWS waivers: https://ow.ly/1zN050Qrnez #FederalWorkStudy #WorkStudy #FinancialAid #HigherEd #HigherEducation #CollegeAccess #EducationPolicy

It’s been eight years since the Truth & Reconciliation Commission released their 94 Calls to Action. But according to an analysis by the Yellowhead Institute, 83 of these remain incomplete. How many Calls to Action did the Government complete last year? Not a single one. The Yellowhead Institute also reported that progress has also been way too slow on the Calls to Action that are being worked on. By their calculations, it will be 2081 before they are all implemented. This lack of progress is unacceptable. Action includes government legislation like Bill C-29, which establishes a National Council for Reconciliation. This bill still hasn’t passed more than a year after its introduction. In 2024, we must see bold, concrete action. As the report said, “Canada owes it to survivors of residential schools to do better.” https://lnkd.in/g6z7Crcc

“The Yellowhead Institute reported that progress has also been way too slow on the Calls to Action that are being worked on. By their calculations, it will be 2081 before they are all implemented.” What we value is what we focus on in any conversation, meeting, decision on priorities. We see 1 percent of what’s in front of us based on our own biases and interpretations which are governed largely by the subconscious world. What we value determines how we shape our behaviour amongst the world. We must go deeper. Below the iceberg to unlearn and relearn authentically. Don’t just say: we are responding to the calls of action. But actually apply real embodied change. How do we know something is real, embodied change? It can be experienced by more of the senses. We can see it, we can hear it, we can feel it. Don’t pay attention to the words or the nicely written goals of the organization. Or the events with the nice photos. Look for the real things, in motion. It should feel like a painful, awkward dance. If calls to action are done authentically, it shouldn’t look conservative, stuffy, graceful, procedural. It should look like someone learning how to dance for the first time with lots of uncomfortable moments. And I always use the baby deer analogy: No one ever laughs at a baby deer that is learning to walk. They cheer it on as it stumbles. Why do we not give ourselves and others that same level of humility, grace, acceptance, compassion, encouragement, love and hope?! We have some new values we could restory and do this right, Canada! #trc #trc2024 #callstoaction #canada #truthandreconciliation #dobetter #bebetter

Small steps forward but we can do better

Three key priorities will shape the Government of National Unity’s agenda in the seventh administration.

Three key priorities will shape the Government of National Unity’s agenda in the seventh administration.

Ontario's municipal-provincial fiscal framework is broken, undermining services to residents and businesses, and compromising housing, healthcare, and public safety. A joint Social and Economic Prosperity Review will help us build a stronger Ontario together. #OnPoli https://lnkd.in/gTjWjXNe

On July 11, 2024, the AFN, Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and Canada reached a $47.8 billion Draft Agreement on long-term reforms to the First Nations Child and Family Services Program. The agreement is available to read online. Find it here: https://ow.ly/Peyf50SJvvp. The AFN is hosting a series of online information sessions on the Draft Settlement Agreement on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services! Each session will explore a specific topic related to reform, providing an in-depth look at the Draft Settlement Agreement on Long-Term Reform. Register for individual chapters or all sessions here: meetings.afn.ca. The AFN and Indigenous Services Canada will also host in-person Regional Engagement Sessions on the Draft Settlement Agreement on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services. Dates for these sessions will be announced in the coming days. Please continue check the AFN website regularly for the latest updates: www.afn.ca.

It is a very encouraging step forward that a Programme for Government has been agreed by the NI Executive, all the more so because the supply of social and affordable housing is one of 9 agreed priorities. At Housing Rights we have been calling for a standalone housing outcome to be in our Programme for Government since 2016, so we look forward to studying the draft when it is published on Monday. It is imperative now that ambition is matched by delivery and critically that people’s experience of housing problems improves as a result- so we’ll be looking out for the detail on how that will happen and how success will be measured too.. https://lnkd.in/ezmsvjUP

‘Proposed reforms to the planning system’, a phrase that many LPAs across the country have cited as influencing/delaying Local Plan making.   In some respects, it is understandable. However, will there be a time soon where there is no uncertainty or discussions about reforms to the planning system? In my opinion, that is highly unlikely. Particularly if there is a new Government in charge at some point (this year?) with different ideas.   Nevertheless, for those involved/active in Buckinghamshire, the below update might of interest.   As the text above the timescales states, this is not part of the LDS that LPA’s are required to prepare and maintain. Curiously, the latest LDS has not been updated since the 23rd of February 2021 and still refers to having to have the new Local Plan in place by April 2025… #planning #buckinghamshire