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MCC Ontario :: This Generation: February 2011

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MCC Ontario : This Generation. Our blog is an awesome blog ". Monday, February 28, 2011. Was Jesus Tough on Crime? Jesus] was clear about what attitude we should have towards prisoners, an attitude that would make us inclined to visit, understand and forgive them. I hope we as Mennonites will have the courage to support rehabilitative approaches to offenders, approaches that make sense biblically and practically, rather than fear-based, dead-end toughness.". That have been damaged through crime. 8220;Ya,...

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MCC Ontario :: This Generation: Doing development: Ideal vs. Reality

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MCC Ontario : This Generation. Our blog is an awesome blog ". Friday, May 13, 2011. Doing development: Ideal vs. Reality. The Leaving Eden Series: The One. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? I really do like Brandon Heath – his music, that is. He's cute too, but that's not the point. He comes across as a real person and doesn't sugarcoat following God while living in a broken world. After hearing this song however, I asked myself: does it really just take one to turn this all around? Reality: We were all diff...

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Advocating for a Poverty Free Ontario: Living Wage Employers Improving Job Quality in Waterloo Region

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Advocating for a Poverty Free Ontario. June 10, 2015. Living Wage Employers Improving Job Quality in Waterloo Region. A recent report from CIBC. Raised an alarm on declining job quality in Canada. More jobs that pay low wages are undermining Canada’s economy. The trend also makes income inequality worse. It does not have to be that way. In Waterloo Region, there are employers who are working to reverse that downward trend. Since the launch of Living Wage Waterloo Region. The Living Wage Employers Program.

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MCC Ontario :: This Generation: September 2011

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MCC Ontario : This Generation. Our blog is an awesome blog ". Thursday, September 22, 2011. Financial Diary of a 20something - My Debt Story". If you do nothing else with this blog post - do yourself a giant favour and read the full story here. It's the story of a young woman in her twenties who slid into a dead-heavy lifestyle and battled back to reclaim her finances. Here's the thing: it can happen to any one of us. To which you should say: "Cease and desist! A credit card does not equal free money.

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MCC Ontario :: This Generation: April 2011

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MCC Ontario : This Generation. Our blog is an awesome blog ". Friday, April 29, 2011. Questions for MP candidates of interest to Churches. I helped to organize. An  all candidates meeting. 160;last night in my riding on behalf of the Stouffville Ministerial, which represents the 21 local churches. Our aim for the All-Candidates Meeting was to provide an  information forum. Links to this post. Sample election guides produced by Canadian churches* *. Church Council on Justice and Corrections, Elections 2011.

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Advocating for a Poverty Free Ontario: January 2014

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Advocating for a Poverty Free Ontario. January 22, 2014. The importance of speaking up. The community got a win at Waterloo Regional Council's budget meeting last week (January 15, 2014). Council voted to invest an additional $1 million in the discretionary benefits program. And it is a credit both the Councillors and to the many community people who came out to speak in favour of putting money into that program. Wayne Porty, a Pastor from Waterloo Mennonite Brethren Church spoke. Wayne administers t...

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Advocating for a Poverty Free Ontario: December 2013

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Advocating for a Poverty Free Ontario. December 5, 2013. Ontario Needs a Bold New Poverty Reduction Strategy. December 4, 2013 marked the 5th anniversary of Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy. To mark the occasion, I co-authored an article with Sarah Blackstock of the YWCA Toronto. The article appeared on-line in the Star. In it we assess what has worked in the first PRS and where we need to go in the next Strategy, which is due now - or at least before the end of March. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Advocating for a Poverty Free Ontario: April 2014

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Advocating for a Poverty Free Ontario. April 16, 2014. Putting Teeth in Ontario's Second Poverty Reduction Strategy. The Wynne Government has yet to release Ontario's Second Poverty Reduction Strategy. But there are some things we know will be in it and some things we can hope will be. Dental care for low income households will be in the strategy. The fifth annual progress report. This builds upon two things in the first PRS. One was the expansion of the Children in Need of Treatment (CINOT). In 2012, r ...

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MCC Ontario :: This Generation: Two kinds of people...

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MCC Ontario : This Generation. Our blog is an awesome blog ". Sunday, May 15, 2011. Two kinds of people. There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'Thy will be done.’ ”. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This blog is about engaging youth and young adults in MCC and encouraging the use of their gifts and energy within MCC and the wider Church. Two kinds of people. Doing development: Ideal vs. Reality. What's up or down.

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MCC Ontario :: This Generation: Young Adult Volunteer Opportunities with MCC

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MCC Ontario : This Generation. Our blog is an awesome blog ". Thursday, June 9, 2011. Young Adult Volunteer Opportunities with MCC. Want to get involved with MCC? Click on the image below and try out this great new tool to help you find your fit. Search according to the various criteria at the top of the webpage. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This blog is about engaging youth and young adults in MCC and encouraging the use of their gifts and energy within MCC and the wider Church. What's up or down.