DOCSLIB.ORG

EXAMINING the POLITICS and POLICY IMPACTS Yuna C. Kim A

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
EXAMINING the POLITICS and POLICY IMPACTS Yuna C. Kim A HARM REDUCTION AND SUBSTANCE USE: EXAMINING THE POLITICS AND POLICY IMPACTS Yuna C. Kim A dissertation submitted to the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Public Policy. Chapel Hill 2016 Approved by: Krista M. Perreira Christine P. Durrance Daniel P. Gitterman Jeremy G. Moulton Jonathan Oberlander © 2016 Yuna C. Kim ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii ABSTRACT Yuna C. Kim: Harm Reduction and Substance Use: Examining the Politics and Policy Impacts (Under the direction of Krista M. Perreira) This dissertation evaluates the impacts and political dynamics of harm reduction policies concerning substance use in North America. In doing so, this three-essay dissertation focuses on two substance use policies: medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and supervised injection services (SISs). The first two essays evaluate the unintended impacts that result from the implementation of MMLs in the U.S. The first essay evaluates the impact of state-level MML implementation and specific policy dimensions (i.e., dispensaries, patient registries, and in-home cultivation) in the U.S. on non-drug related arrest rates and crime rates for violent and property crimes. The second essay analyzes the effect of each MML policy dimension on the probability of cigarette smoking among U.S. adults. Considered together, these two essays highlight various unintended downstream impacts that need to be taken into consideration as policymakers adopt and implement MMLs. The third essay is a political evaluation of the barriers to adopting SISs in North America. The dearth of SISs in North America is puzzling considering the wealth of evidence suggesting their effectiveness in preventing overdoses and connecting injection drug users with treatment resources. Using the Canadian province of Ontario as a case study, this essay identifies the political barriers to adopting SISs and considers the limits and possibilities of establishing SISs in the North American context. iii Taken as a whole, this three-essay dissertation provides valuable information to policymakers considering the implementation of MMLs or SISs. Policymakers considering marijuana legalization should be cognizant of the impact of particular policy dimensions on arrest rates and tobacco use to mitigate additional costs that may outweigh benefits. Moreover, this research underscores the importance of understanding the political environment in which harm reduction policies are made. iv To my mom, Grace Soon-Ok Kim. Thank you for reminding me about juice. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I consider myself to have the “dream team” of dissertation committees. I would like to thank my dissertation committee chair, Krista Perreira, for sharing her wisdom and expertise to help me develop as a researcher. From day one, your feedback on my work has always been incredibly insightful and I thank you for your willingness to guide me through each milestone of this program. I am also thankful to my committee members, Christine Durrance, Dan Gitterman, Jeremy Moulton, and Jon Oberlander. Thank you for challenging me intellectually and providing the supports to help me overcome each challenge. My committee’s mentorship and support throughout the ups and downs of this program is something I treasure; I will never be able to thank each of you enough. Thank you also to all of the new friends I made during my time in North Carolina. Thank you to Adria Molotsky, Nicole Ross, and Paige Clayton, for keeping me sane and giving me a safe space to be vulnerable. Thank you to my School of Public Health counterparts, Megan Roberts, Sarah Lewis, Emily Gillen, Kristen Brugh, Larissa Calancie, and Lisa Selker for always being there and making this academic journey that much more fun. Thank you to my Canadian friend, Saleema Karim, for your mentorship; I promise we will be writing our Harold and Kumar series of papers soon! Thank you also to Ashley Richards for letting me join her work softball team; I hope you know how much joy that brought me. Lastly, but most certainly not least, thank you to my dear friends Evan Johnson and Lisa Spees. I think the universe must have had some plan to bring us all together in Chapel Hill. How wonderful it was that we were able to share the vi joys and frustrations of this program together. I also feel so fortunate that I met such loving people during one of the most painful periods of my life. Thank you, quite literally, for everything. I also want to thank the faculty, instructors, graduate, and undergraduate students in the Department of Public Policy. I cannot think of a better place to call my academic home and I am honoured I was able to learn from each of you. Thank you to Kim Jeffs, Patrick Jeffs, and Maureen Dunn for your patience, kindness, and guidance, and for helping me to see clearly. Thank you to Krystie and Jason Green, for being amazing roommates and friends. I look up to you both and admire how you face each obstacle life throws at you with spirituality and grace. I look forward to many more Super Bowl parties to come. Thank you to Harry MacNeill, Lenna Panou, Rhea Jankowski, and Charlsie Searle for keeping me grounded and for texting me during the 2015 Toronto Blue Jays playoff run. I am not entirely sure how to thank adequately one very special individual in my life. Ross Keatley, I do not know how you did it, but you carried me through my lowest lows. You managed to support me even when you were not quite sure of what to say. Despite living over 1,200 kilometres away, you made sure I never felt alone. I hope you know how much I cherish you. Lastly, thank you to my family. Dad, thank you for spending hours with me when I was young going over math problems, editing my essays, reading Dr. Seuss to me, and playing softball with me. Like mom used to say, I am just like you, and I believe that makes me very lucky, even if a little stubborn. Thank you for supporting me unconditionally. I can act fearlessly knowing you will catch me if I fall. Danny, you are the coolest big brother. When we were kids, you once told me never to use a word if I did not know its meaning; I still remember this and vii stick by this rule the best I can. Thank you for always keeping me humble and sticking up for me. Thank you to my aunt, Olivia Yoon, for checking in on me and providing sports updates. Thank you to my aunt, Susie Whang, for giving me a home during American Thanksgiving. My mom is my hero. Thank you for showing me what it means to be strong. You took some big risks in your life and sacrificed so much just so I could have the opportunity to be anything I wanted to be. Thank you for your love. I owe this dissertation to each of you. Thank you for believing in me and supporting me. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... xi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................... xiii CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 1 Essay One.................................................................................................................................... 3 Essay Two ................................................................................................................................... 4 Essay Three ................................................................................................................................. 5 References ................................................................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER 2: MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS, ARREST RATES, AND CRIME ................... 7 I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 7 II. Background ............................................................................................................................ 9 III. Data and Empirical Specification ....................................................................................... 19 IV. Results................................................................................................................................. 28 V. Sensitivity Analysis.............................................................................................................. 33 VI. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 36 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................... 40 APPENDIX TABLE 1: DEFINITIONS OF VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIMES ............... 62 CHAPTER 3: EXAMINING THE JOINT USE OF MARIJUANA AND TOBACCO: THE EFFECT OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS AND CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG U.S. ADULTS .............................................. 63 I. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 63 II. Background .......................................................................................................................... 65 ix III. Data and Empirical Specification ....................................................................................... 68 IV. Results................................................................................................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Table of Contents
    Table of Contents Formal Submissions E Electricity Distributors Association Organization Name Enbridge Gas Distribution A Enniskillen Environmental Association Enniskillen Township Association of Municipalities of Ontario Enwin Utilities Association of Power Producers of Ontario Association to Protect Amherst Island H Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Residents’ Group H.A.R.M. B (sub-group of Central Bruce Grey Wind Concerns) BayNiche Conservancy Biogas Association I Bruce Peninsula Wind Turbine Action Group Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. C International Association for Public Participation IPC Energy White Paper on Large FIT Procurement C4CA Canadian Nuclear Association K Canadian Solar Industries Association Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario King Township Canadian Wind Energy Association L Cavan Monaghan Township Central Bruce-Grey Wind Concerns Ontario Lake Superior Action Research Conservation Chartwell-Maple Grove Residents Association Legacy Holsteins City of Barrie City of Burlington M City of Guelph City of Kawartha Lakes Mississauga Residents’ Associations Network City of Toronto and Toronto Hydro Multi Municipal Wind Turbine Working Group Common Voice Northwest Energy Task Force Municipality of Grey Highlands County Coalition for Safe and Municipality of Kincardine Appropriate Green Energy Municipality of North Perth Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula D N Durham Region Natural Resources Canada NextEra Energy Niagara Region Northland Power NRStor Ontario Dialogue on Regional Planning and Siting Large Energy Infrastructure A Discussion about Energy Planning & Infrastructure Siting in Ontario Follow-Up Meeting with C4CA, CHIP and MIRANET and OPA & IESO Nancy Robertson, Frank Clegg, Lee Battiston Pauline Watson, Susan Hyatt, Dr. Boyd Upper July 29, 2013 Oakville/Mississauga We support (7 and 10) We strongly support community engagement in Municipal and Regional electricity planning •It has to be meaningful and substantive and involve the right people with appropriate resource support.
    [Show full text]
  • Focus on Finance Victor Fedeli, Mpp Official Opposition Finance Critic
    A little bit about Victor Fedeli ... Victor Fedeli is a life-long entrepreneur, specializing in communications. He opened his first company in 1978 and grew the firm into a wildly-successful full-service marketing company. In 1989, his Fedeli Corporation was named 34th in the 50 Best Places to Work in Canada! In 2003, Vic successfully ran for Mayor of the City of North Bay, and served two terms. Few people get an opportunity to re-shape a City, and Vic took great advantage of his opportunity while Mayor. Simply put, he and his wonderful team of Councillors restored hope and restored solvency. In 2011 Vic was elected as MPP for Nipissing. He was named Official Opposition Energy Critic, eventually heading up the Gas Plant Scandal Hearings. After serving two years, he was named Finance Critic. FOCUS ON FINANCE 4 In this role, Vic began publishing Fedeli Focus on Finance, a monthly series of newsletters offering an in-depth look into the finances of Ontario. His shocking revelations – through once-confidential internal government documents released in the Gas Plant Scandal Hearings – are what prompted the writing of the first Focus book. As witnessed throughout the pages of this 4th book, the documents are still revealing startling facts about the inner workings of the government. | A LOOK INTO ONTARIO’S FINANCES MPP Victor Fedeli joins Official Opposition Leader Patrick Brown in the Queen’s Park Media Studio, as Patrick answers a reporter’s question. FOCUS ON FINANCE VICTOR FEDELI A LOOK INTO ONTARIO’S FINANCES May 2017 VICTOR FEDELI, MPP OFFICIAL OPPOSITION FINANCE CRITIC 4 FOCUS ON FINANCE A LOOK INTO ONTARIO’S FINANCES VICTOR FEDELI, MPP OFFICIAL OPPOSITION FINANCE CRITIC 4ISBN: 978-0-9739509-6-0 FOCUS ON FINANCE A LOOK INTO ONTARIO’S FINANCES Preface ...............................................................................................................................4.......
    [Show full text]
  • Working Paper: Do Not Cite Or Quote Without Permission Competing
    Working Paper: Do Not Cite or Quote without Permission Competing Paradigms, Policy Windows and the Search for Sustainability in Ontario Electricity Policy. Mark Winfield and Becky MacWhirter Faculty of Environmental Studies York University, Toronto Canada The design and role of Ontario’s electricity system have been central elements of debates about the province’s economy and environment since the system’s origins at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Although electricity accounts for only one quarter of the province’s total energy consumption, questions around the generation, distribution and conservation of electrical energy dominate the Ontario’s energy policy discourse (Joshi, 2012). The scale of Ontario’s electricity system is substantial. The province plans expenditures in the range of $87 billion over the next thirty years on its maintenance and expansion (Ministry of Energy, 2010), a level of investment comparable to that anticipated in the development of Alberta’s oil sands.1 The consequences of the decisions made about the Ontario system’s direction are of no less economic, social and environmental importance to Canada’s future.2 For the first seventy years of their existence, the institutions and policies that defined the province’s electricity system operated in an environment of relative stability. In contrast, the past three decades have been characterized by growing instability. Since the late 1970s Ontario has moved through a succession of apparently contradictory policy models: supply planning; “soft” energy paths and integrated resource planning; a “market” model; a “hybrid” model combining market and planning elements; a renewable energy paradigm centred around the 2009 Green Energy and Green 1 The Government of Alberta currently estimates domestic and international investment commitments to the oil sands in the range of $100 billion (Alberta, 2012) 2 Total installed generating capacity in Ontario as of 2011 was 35,858MW.
    [Show full text]
  • 2017-18 Texas Tech Men's Basketball Record Book
    2017-18 TEXAS TECH MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK • @TEXASTECHMBB • #WRECKEM • #4TO1 PAGE 1 TEXAS TECH • ALL-TIME LETTERMAN LIST Coffman, Drew 2004-05-06 Jennings, Bubba 1981-82•RS-83-84-85 —A— Cohadarevic, Darko 2009-10 —G— Jennings, Grady 1930 Adams, Luke 2012-13-14-15 Garrett, Authur “Judge” 1935-36-37 Collins, Chad 1992-93-94-95 Jennings, Leslie 1927-28 Akin, Dudley 1938 Garrison, Samuel “Slim” 1938 Cook, Marshall 1934 Johnson, Charles 1982-83 Alderson, Jack 1950-51-52 Gaskin, Olen 1936 Cook, Trevor 2008-09 Johnson, David 1970-71-72 Allen, George 1941-42-43 Gay, Sean 1986-87-88-89 Cooper, Dale 1944 Johnson, James 1988-89-90 Anderson, Quentin 1982-83-84-85 Gee, J.T. 1929 Cooper, Gionet 1994-95-96-97 Johnson, Miles 1967-68 Andis, Bob 1941 Gentry, Allen 1939 Cooper, Paul 2011 Johnson, Tom 1957 Apple, Don 1958-59 Geron, Alvin “Jake” 1939-40-41 Cope, Bill 1945 Johnson, Virgil 1951-52-53 Arenas, Jesus 2002 Gibson, Eugene 1946-47-48-49-50 Coppage, Glenn 1928-29 Johnson, William 1973-74-75 Armstrong, Don 1980 Gibson, Sterling 1956-57 Corbin, Dan 1936 Jones, Deuce 1996-97 Arrington, Gene 1958-59-60 Gilbreath, Byron 1941-42 Cox, Norman 1941-42-43 Jones, Zach 2011 Artis, Maurice 1988-89 Craig, Rogdrick 2008-09 Giles, Devonne 2004-05 Ashley, Damon 1992-93 Crawford, Jerry 1945 Gilley, Gabe 1939-40-41-42 Austin, Allen 1991-92-93 Craver, Athol 1946 Gilley, T.L. 1939-40 —K— Averil, Gracen 1997 Crews, Alvin 1931-32-33-34 Gilmore, Wilson 1933-34-35 Kaberline, Gene 1971-72-73 Crews, Leroy 1934-35, 1937 Gindorf, Bobby 1961-62-63 Keller, Kenny 1986•RS-87-88 Crews, Walter 1947 Glover, Bob 1966 Kelley, Bill 1936 —B— Crockett, Jaye 2010•RS-11-12-13-14 Gooden, Mike 1962-63-64 Kelley, Bill 1945-46 Bailey, Phil 1973-74-75 Crowe, Greg 1985-86-87-88 Gotcher, Toddrick 2012•RS-13-14-15-16 Kelley, Larry 1985, 1987 Bailey, Stacy 1991-92 Cummings, Logan 1956-57 Graham, Tyree 2009 Kelsey, Cecil 1930 Bain, T.F.
    [Show full text]
  • 2018-19 Texas Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide
    TEXAS TECH • ALL-TIME LETTERMAN LIST Coffey, Milton 1936 Foster, Alex 2014-15 —A— Coffman, Drew 2004-05-06 Fox, Joe 1963 —J— Adams, Luke 2012-13-14-15 Jackson, Chester “Jiggs” 1945, 1948-49-50 Cohadarevic, Darko 2009-10 Francis, Brandone 2017 • RS-18-19 Akin, Dudley 1938 Jackson, Jarrius 2004-05-06-07 Collins, Chad 1992-93-94-95 Franse, Nelson 1980-81 Alderson, Jack 1950-51-52 Jackson, Jordan 2016 Cook, Marshall 1934 Freeman, Claude 1944 Allen, George 1941-42-43 Jackson, Nate 1993 Cook, Trevor 2008-09 Fullerton, Jimmy 1965-66-67 Anderson, Quentin 1982-83-84-85 Jackson, Trency 2013 Cooper, Dale 1944 Furgeson, Royal 1962 Andis, Bob 1941 Jamison, Justin 2015 Cooper, Gionet 1994-95-96-97 Apple, Don 1958-59 Jenkins, Theron 2010 Cooper, Paul 2011 —G— Arenas, Jesus 2002 Jennings, Bubba 1981-82•RS-83-84-85 Cope, Bill 1945 Garrett, Authur “Judge” 1935-36-37 Armstrong, Don 1980 Jennings, Grady 1930 Coppage, Glenn 1928-29 Garrison, Samuel “Slim” 1938 Arrington, Gene 1958-59-60 Jennings, Leslie 1927-28 Corbin, Dan 1936 Gaskin, Olen 1936 Artis, Maurice 1988-89 Johnson, Charles 1982-83 Corprew, DeShawn 2019 Gay, Sean 1986-87-88-89 Ashley, Damon 1992-93 Johnson, David 1970-71-72 Cox, Norman 1941-42-43 Gee, J.T. 1929 Austin, Allen 1991-92-93 Johnson, James 1988-89-90 Craig, Rogdrick 2008-09 Gentry, Allen 1939 Averil, Gracen 1997 Johnson, Miles 1967-68 Crawford, Jerry 1945 Geron, Alvin “Jake” 1939-40-41 Johnson, Tom 1957 Craver, Athol 1946 Gibson, Eugene 1946-47-48-49-50 Johnson, Virgil 1951-52-53 Crews, Alvin 1931-32-33-34 Gibson, Sterling 1956-57 —B— Gilbreath, Byron 1941-42 Johnson, William 1973-74-75 Bailey, Phil 1973-74-75 Crews, Leroy 1934-35, 1937 Giles, Devonne 2004-05 Jones, Deuce 1996-97 Bailey, Stacy 1991-92 Crews, Walter 1947 Gilley, Gabe 1939-40-41-42 Jones, Zach 2011 Bain, T.F.
    [Show full text]
  • Creative Construction
    REFLECTIONS ON 2015 GET IN TOUCH Davis Campus 7899 McLaughlin Road Brampton, Ontario L6Y 5H9 Creative T 905-459-7533 Hazel McCallion Campus construction 4180 Duke of York Blvd Mississauga, Ontario L5B 0G5 T 905-845-9430 With the construction of innovative new buildings — Skills Training Centre 407 Iroquois Shore Road and creative enhancements Oakville, Ontario L6H 1M3 T 905-845-9430 to existing ones — Sheridan continues to walk the talk as Trafalgar Road Campus 1430 Trafalgar Road Canada’s Creative Campus. Oakville, Ontario L6H 2L1 T 905-845-9430 PAGE 06 @sheridan_college sheridaninstitute @sheridancollege sheridaninstitute sheridan_c sheridancollege.ca PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2015 1,710 NUMBER OF STUDENTS INVOLVED IN RESEARCH $212.3M 1 Approximate amount added in income to the Halton and Peel regions due to 1ST IN CANADA AMONG Sheridan’s day-to-day operations COLLEGES FOR THE NUMBER OF TOTAL RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED (225) 00,000 and Peel regions by Sheridan and its students 298+ % NUMBER OF 20 ORGANIZATIONS of Sheridan’s full-time faculty members engaged in scholarship, SUPPORTED THROUGH research and creative activities, helping to capture and disseminate RESEARCH PROJECTS knowledge and allow innovation and creativity to fl ourish 02 All information provided is current as of publication and is subject to change; January 2016. 27 2015 Thank you for being part of our community In compiling Sheridan’s many good news stories for this edition of the President’s Report, we quickly noticed that a pattern emerged. Many of our proudest accomplishments from the past year have centred around one theme: community. Like any postsecondary institution, we belong to a number of communities.
    [Show full text]
  • Full Company CV
    SWS ENGINEERING INC. www.swsengineering.ca (905) 272-1938 1100 Central Pkwy West, Unit 15, 2nd Floor, Mississauga, ON L5C 4E5 fax (905) 272-8254 Authorized by the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario to offer professional engineering services THE FIRM SWS Engineering Inc. of Mississauga provides quality structural engineering services throughout Canada. The firm was established in 1992 by Samson Wong, P.Eng. THE PRINCIPAL Samson Wong, B.E.Sc., M.E.Sc., P.Eng Past Membership -CP.Eng(Australia), P.E.(Singapore), MIE.Australia Samson has been licensed to practice in many provinces in Canada and other countries. He has been in structural engineering fields since graduating from the University of Western Ontario in 1980. He has extensive engineering experience, both local and abroad, and has completed variety of structures such as high-rise condominiums, commercial complexes, schools, churches, industrial buildings and recreation facilities. He also has good experience in ISO 9001 quality assurance and value engineering. Prior to setting up his own practice, he held office as the Manager of the Ontario office for a Canadian structural engineering consulting firm, as an Intermediate Structural Engineer with Metro Toronto Housing Authority and as Head of Design Research and Head of Design Standardisation for Singapore Housing and Development Board. Samson was licensed to practice in Canada, Australia and Singapore. OUR PROFESSIONAL TEAMS Andrew Ross, B.E.Sc., M.E.Sc., P.Eng., Senior Engineer Mr. Ross completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Engineering Science degrees at the University of Western Ontario, specialising in structural engineering. He received Honour's recognition in his final four years.
    [Show full text]
  • 2008 Team Rosters
    2008 PICKERING DEFEATS EASTERN 81-52 **AJAX PICKERING TROJANS - COACHS JIM BARCLAY, DAVID JOSEPH, MIKE GORDENSKY {AAAA OFSAA CHAMPIONS} DEVOE JOSEPH - MVP UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITY, D1 08-10 TWICE A MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN JR NATIONAL TEAM, LEADING SCORER BOTH YEARS, TIED MINNESOTA RECORD WITH A SINGLE GAME 7-3PT FG’S VS PENN STATE 09, CANADIAN MENS DEVELOPMENT TEAM 2010, ONLY CANADIAN ON THE NIKE HOOP SUMMIT TEAM 2010, LED MINNESOTA TO ITS FIRST BIG TEN CONFERENCE FINAL 2010, NAMED TO BIG TEN ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM AFTER POSTING 14PPG, 4RPG, 3APG 2010, NCAA’S 2010, SET SCHOOL RECORD FOR 3PT FG% AT 87% ON 7 OF 8, ONE OF ONLY 9 PLAYERS IN SCHOOL HISTORY TO HAVE 300PTS {329} AND 100 ASSISTS {105} IN A SINGLE SEASON 2010, STARTED THE FINAL 17 GAMES AS A SOPH AND AVG 26MPG, SUSPENDED BY TUBBY SMITH NOV 2010 FOR 6 GAMES, LEFT THE SCHOOL IN JAN 2011 AND ENROLLED AT OREGON, ELIGIBLE LATE 2011, 2011-12, STARTED 25 OF 28 GAMES, 1ST TEAM ALL PAC 12, RANKED IN TOP 10 IN 7 CATEGORIES IN PAC 12, LED TEAM IN SCORING, STEALS, MINUTES, MADE FIELD GOALS, ATTEMPTED FG’S, 3PT FG’S ATTEMPTED, SCORED DOUBLE FIGURES IN 27 OF 28 GAMES INCLUDING 20 STRAIGHT GAMES, WENT UNDRAFTED IN NBA 2012, PRO BALL FOR KHIMIK UKRAINE 2012-13, CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM TUTO MARCHAUD CUP & FIBA AMERICA’S CHAMPIONSHIP IN VENEZUELA 2013, NATIONAL TEAM 2014, FIATC JOVENTUT SPAIN 2013-14, 2014-15, MACCABI ISRAEL 2016 CORY JOSEPH - 1ST TEAM ALL-STAR FINDLAY PREP NEVADA 08 & 09, U15 PROVINCIAL TEAM GOLD MEDALIST MVP 2006, CANADIAN JR NATIONAL TEAM 08 & 09, ESPN RISE NHSI CHAMPIONS
    [Show full text]
  • Kindergarten Live!
    Peel District School Board Kindergarten Live! 2014 NSPRA National School Communications Award Gold Medallion Award Entry Special Projects/Campaigns Brian Woodland, APR Director of Communications and Community Relations Peel District School Board Table of contents Synopsis Program overview Program flyer and poster Campaign letter News release Class roster Community partners Media coverage Social media coverage Campaign photos Additional promotion materials available at: http://www.peelschools.org/parents/kindergarten/ http://storify.com/PeelSchools/klive @peelschools and https://www.facebook.com/#!/peelschools for various social media posts for Kindergarten Live! Synopsis The Peel District School Board is one of Canada’s largest public school boards with more than 153,000 students in 242 schools. We serve 1.3 million residents in three municipalities in the Region of Peel, located immediately west of Toronto. In the past two years, the board has seen an overall decline in student enrolment. With education funding in Ontario provided on a per student basis, a key priority for the organization is to attract and retain new students – starting in kindergarten. In September 2010, Ontario's Ministry of Education implemented a five-year plan to bring full-day kindergarten programming for four- and five-year-old students to all elementary schools. The 2014-15 school year marks the final phase of implementation and the first year that the program will be available to all kindergarten students in Peel. In September 2014, 51 schools, more than 25 per cent of the board’s total elementary schools, will add full-day kindergarten classes with approximately 35,000 four- and five- year-old students enrolled across the system.
    [Show full text]
  • Focus on Finance a Look Into Ontario’S Finances
    FOCUS ON FINANCE A LOOK INTO ONTARIO’S FINANCES VICTOR FEDELI, MPP ONTARIO PC FINANCE CRITIC Preface 04 The State of Ontario 10 ENERGY 12 Ontario Being Led Down Green Garden Path 12 Gas Plant Scandal 19 HIGH TAXES 25 RED TAPE 29 Debt and Deficit 31 THE DRUMMOND REPORT 34 ONTARIO’S SPENDING 36 California Dreaming; Ontario’s Nightmare 36 My Big Fat Greek Ontario 38 Ontario’s Check Engine Light Is On 40 Why Ontario’s Spiraling Debt Matters 42 Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement: No Plan To Balance 48 Ontario’s Hidden Deficit 58 Confidential Advice to Cabinet: “No Plan” 67 The so-called “wage freeze” 75 No Plan to Retire the “Debt Retirement Charge” 80 My Final Thoughts 86 PREFACE This morning 600,000 men and women in Ontario woke up without a job. Heinz. Kellogg’s. Caterpillar. These are all companies that recently announced they’re shutting their Ontario operations and heading for greener pastures. Oh, they’re still making ketchup, cereal, and earth moving equipment. They’re just not making them in Ontario. With Ontario boasting amongst the highest energy prices in North America, the highest payroll taxes in Canada, 87 consecutive months with unemployment higher than the national average, and a government about to raise corporate taxes, is it any wonder companies are abandoning Ontario in record numbers? In addition, other companies are bypassing Ontario, as they search for a place to set up shop. What happened to this once-powerful province; the envy of all Canada? Ontario, once the economic engine of Confederation, has become a ‘have-not’ province, relying on equalization payments from the federal Government.
    [Show full text]
  • 2004 Team Rosters
    2004 EASTERN COMMERCE DEFEATS CENTRAL COMMERCE 72-50 **TORONTO EASTERN COMMERCE SAINTS - COACHS ROY RANA, KEVIN JEFFERS {AAAA OFSAA CHAMPIONS} TRISTAN BLACKWOOD - MVP & 3PT CHAMPION {32} CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY D1 04-07, AS A FRESHMAN HE STARTED ALL 28 GAMES, ONLY PLAYER TO DO SO, LED TEAM WITH 98 ASSISTS AND WAS 2ND IN STEALS WITH 26, LED TEAM IN SCORING, ASSISTS & STEALS AS A SOPHMORE, WAS 5TH IN THE NEC IN ASSISTS AND 8TH IN SCORING 06, LED TEAM IN SCORING & ASSISTS AS A JUNIOR 07, NAMED NEC CO- DEFENSIVE POY 07, NEC 1ST TEAM ALL-STAR 07, 2ND IN NEC IN SCORING & MPG 07, 1ST IN NEC IN FT% 07, SET NEC AND CCSU RECORD WITH 122 3PT FG’S 07, SCORED 40PTS IN FEB 07 FOR 3RD ALL TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY FOR A SINGLE GAME, MADE 10 3PT FG’S FOR 2ND ALL TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY FOR A SINGLE GAME, MADE 328 3PT FG’S FOR 1ST ALL TIME AT CCSU, STARTED AND PLAYED IN ALL 119 GAMES OF HIS CAREER, NEC CHAMPIONS 07, NCAA’S 07, FINISHED WITH 1605PTS 506 ASSISTS & 139 STEALS, U17 PROVINCIAL TEAM GOLD MEDALIST MVP 2002, PLAYED FOR CANADIAN U21 TEAM AT FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 05, PRO BALL IN HOLLAND 08 RONNIE WILLIAMS - 1ST TEAM ALL-STAR TYRONE MATTISON - DEFENSIVE AWARD MONTY HARDWARE KEDAR AHMED REYNOLDS WALTERS CENTRAL MICHIGAN D1 CAMERON JOHN PROCTOR VINCENNES JUCO, CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY VITAS NAUDZIUNAS LAKE SUPERIOR STATE D2 ANDREW CUNNINGHAM LEARIE DUNCAN KRIS MONTAGUE EARL GREEN TORONTO CENTRAL COMMERCE - COACHS LARRY LAUGHLIN, PAUL HILLMAN PAULO SANTANA - 1ST TEAM ALL-STAR IOWA SOUTHEASTERN CC NJCAA 04, ACADIA UNIVERSITY 05-07, AUS 2ND
    [Show full text]
  • Klein, N. (2014). This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. the Climate
    Klein, N. (2014). This changes everything: Capitalism vs. the climate. New York: Simon & Shuster. Introduction: One Way or Another, Everything Changes "Most projections of climate change presume that future changes-greenhouse gas emissions, temperature increases and effects such as sea level rise-will happen incrementally. A given amount of emission will lead to a given amount of temperature increase that will lead to a given amount of smooth incremental sea level rise. However, the geological record for the climate reflects instances where a relatively small change in one element of climate led to abrupt changes in the system as a whole. In other words, pushing global temperatures past certain thresholds could trigger abrupt, unpredictable and potentially irreversible changes that have massively disruptive and large-scale impacts. At that point, even if we do not add any additional CO2 to the atmosphere, potentially unstoppable processes are set in motion. We can think of this as sudden climate brake and steering failure where the problem and its consequences are no longer something we can control." -Report by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society, 20141 "I love that smell of the emissions." -Sarah Palin, 20112 A voice came over the intercom: would the passengers of Flight 3935, scheduled to depart Washington, D.C., for Charleston, South Carolina, kindly collect their carry-on luggage and get off the plane. They went down the stairs and gathered on the hot tarmac. There they saw something unusual: the wheels of the US Airways jet had sunk into the black pavement as if it were wet cement.
    [Show full text]