| POSITION PAPERS |
All OCSCO position papers have been developed in response to requests made to our organization
by the Provincial and/or Federal Government.
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ONTARIO SENIORS' PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC POLICY
: TOWARDS DEVELOPING A WORKING LONG TERM CARE MODEL
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- A paper presented to the Health
Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Download the report here as an Adobe in printable "PDF"
format
If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer,
download it now
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HEALTH & HOUSING RECOMMENDATION
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Read the press release.
Visit the Health & Housing website
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PRIVATE HOSPITALS
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- On May 28, 2002, OCSCO issues a press release and a background document
showing that private for-profit hospitals suffer higher death rates than public facilities.
Read the backgrounder.
Read the press release.
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ELECTRICITY
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- On May 7, 2002, OCSCO presented a submission to Energy Minister Chris Stockwell
on the proposed privatization of Hydro One.
Read the submission online.
Download the submission as an MS WORD document.
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THE THREAT TO PUBLIC PENSIONS
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- This presentation was given by pension expert and author
Monica Townson to seniors who came spoke at a Wednesday, January 30/02 forum at the
Barbara Frum Library Auditorium in Toronto.
Read a transcript of Monica's presentation.
See the fact sheets on the financial situation of seniors which Monica
prepared for her talk.
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HEALTH CARE
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- OCSCO has submitted a position paper to the Romanow Commission on the
Future of Health Care in Canada outlining the concerns of senior citizens.
View the report online.
Download the
Romanow report as an MS WORD document.
View the speaking notes for our oral presentation to the Commission made in Sudbury on April 11, 2002
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HOME CARE AND INSTITUTIONAL CARE
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- Nine organizations combined forces to hold
"The Future of Long Term Care in Ontario" forums in seven Ontario cities: Thunder Bay,
Sault Ste. Marie, Hamilton, Windsor, Ottawa, Kingston, and Toronto. The resulting report
is called "Long Term Care in Limbo or Worse".
Download the report as an MS Word file
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TRANSIT
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- On June 30, 2001, OCSCO released our Position Paper on Accessible Transit Services in Ontario.
Download as an MS Word document .
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PATENT ACT
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- In March, Gerda Kaegi of Canadian Pensioners Concerned presented a joint
submission with OCSCO on the issue of prescription drugs and the Patent Act to the Standing
Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.
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AGING AND DISCRIMINATION
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- OCSCO's November 1, 2000 response to the Ontario Human Right
Commission Consultation Paper: The Changing Face of Ontario - Discrimination and our
Aging Population.
Download the submission as an MS WORD document.
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Bill 36, Local Health System Integration Act, 2005 |
- In February, 2006, OCSCO presented its position to The
Standing Committee on Social Policy.
Download the
paper as an Adobe PDF document.
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