Aug. 22nd, 2006
Carolyn Day, CFUW/Ontario Council made an oral presentation on behalf of Ontario Council to the Standing Committee on Social Policy concerning Bill 43, the Clean Water Act at their hearing in Walkerton, Ontario. The presentation.

June 26th, 2006
The Ontario Government has released its report concerning the Safe Schools Review. This can be found at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/ssareview/report0626.pdf.

Comments were submitted by CFUW/Ontario Council in January 2006 on the review of The Safe Schools Act, 2000 to Liz Sandals, MPP, Chair, The Safe Schools Action Team

June 23rd, 2006
The 206-2008 Executive chooses the Biennium theme, GROWTH THROUGH ACTION

May 23rd, 2006
A letter is sent to the Hon. Laurel C. Broten by the Canadian Environmental Legal Association (CELA), CFUW/Ontario Council and 14 other groups concerning the recommended amendments to Bill 43, the Clean Water Act

May 17th, 2006
CFUW/Ontario Council endorsed the Hands Off campaign run by the Income Security Advocacy Centre. More than 130 organizations have endorsed this campaign. The campaign asks the Provincial and Federal Government to end the clawback of the National Child Benefit Supplement from families on social assistance; fund the reinvestment programs that work for low-income families out of other provincial and federal revenues; and to increase the Canada Child Tax Benefit to $4900 a year. Members can go to http://www.incomesecurity.org/campaigns/HandsOff/endorse.cfm to view all organizations, including CFUW/OC, who have endorsed the campaign.

May 13th, 2006
The resolution, Income Equality for Ontario's Children, proposed by CFUW/Hamilton was passed by the voting body. Letters were also distributed, signed, collected and sent to the Minister of Community and Social Affairs Madeleine Meilleur concerning this topic.

May 12th - 13th, 2006
The Annual General Meeting of Ontario Council was hosted by CFUW/Burlington. Speakers for the day included Bonnie Diamond and Dr. Ruth Bell, both winners of the Persons Award, 2005, Alia Hogben of Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Dr. Sheri Findlay, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Professor Geraldine Voros, lecturer, McMaster University and Rev. Allison Barrett, First Unitarian Church, Hamilton.

May 12th, 2006
CFUW/Ontario Council joins the Public Legal Education and Community Outreach Project, with other members of the No Religious Arbitration Coalition, which will develop legal education resources with reference to family law. Members can go to www.ywcatoronto.ca/advocate_change/arbitration_intro.htm for more information about this.