Social Work Professor Allan Moscovitch and PhD student Ginette Thomas are working with the Canadian Association of Social Workers to urge the Liberal government to adopt a new social care act for Canada.
The group is calling on the Liberal government to develop a set of guiding principles that will help Canadians across the country live better lives.
“A New Social Care Act for Canada provides an in-depth history of Canada’s social policy trajectory, and paints a picture of the Canada that might have been before being derailed by a climate of austerity and budget-balancing-at-any-cost mentality,” said Morel Caissie, the president of the association. “(This is) a Canada that the federal government might boldly pursue through renewed leadership and accountability in the area of social policy by implementing a new Social Care Act for Canada.”
“Like the Canada Health Act, CASW proposes that a Social Care Act for Canada be grounded in ten principles that would not impose restrictions or regulations on the provinces and territories, but rather serve as a catalyst for renewed federal leadership to support the delivery of equitable services to all populations across Canada,” a press release signed by the group said.
Monday, December 14, 2015 in News, Policy, Professional, School of Social Work
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