“We need the CCPA to remind us that our dreams of a decent, egalitarian society are reasonable — indeed that with a little work, they are practical. And I love that practicality, that protection of the dream of the possible.”
— Naomi Klein
A Living Wage in Ontario: Why It Matters
A CCPA Ontario Workshop
October 11th & 12th, 2012
Ryerson University, Toronto
AGENDA
Thursday, October 11
Location: Room 1-067, 7th Floor (known as Cara Commons) Ryerson University 55 Dundas Street W., Toronto
7:00 pm Evening Keynote
The History and Potential of the Living Wage Movement: The B.C. Experience
Featuring Seth Klein, director, CCPA BC
Please join us for a wine and cheese social after the keynote address
Friday, October 12
Location: Room 1-067, 7th Floor (known as Cara Commons) Ryerson University 55 Dundas Street W., Toronto
9:00 am Registration, coffee, pastries
9:30 am Panel Discussion
The Living Wage: What it is and why it matters
Chair: Tom Cooper, Hamilton Poverty Roundtable
Main Presenter: Jordan Brennan, Dept. of Political Science, York University
Discussant: Hugh Mackenzie, CCPA
Discussant: Jim Stanford, CCPA Ontario Advisory Board Chair
Discussant: Judy Duncan, Toronto ACORN
10:30 am Break
10:50 am Panel Discussion
Learning from the B.C. living wage campaign
Chair: Seth Klein
Main Presenter: Jaime McEvoy, City Councillor, New Westminster
Discussant: Pascal Apuwa BC ACORN
Discussant: Michael McCarthy Flynn, full-time organizer, Metro Vancouver Living Wage campaign
Q&A
12:00 pm Lunch
Location: Room 1-148, 7th Floor (known as Cara Commons) Ryerson University 55 Dundas Street W., Toronto
12:45 pm Panel Discussion
Location: Room 1-067, 7th Floor (known as Cara Commons) Ryerson University 55 Dundas Street W., Toronto
Engaging Employers: The living wage and corporate social responsibility
Chair: Toby A.A. Heaps, CEO, Corporate Knights Inc.
Robert White, B.R.I. Consultants
Kirsten Sutton, Managing Director, SAP Labs Canada
1:45 pm Break
2:00 pm Final Thoughts: Implications of a living wage for Ontario
Chair: Kristin Wong-Tam, City Councillor, Toronto
Liz Weaver, Vibrant Communities Network
Jill O’Reilly, Ottawa ACORN
Sonia Singh, Workers’ Action Centre
Winnie Ng, Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice, Ryerson University
3:30 pm Adjournment
Conference Co-Sponsors:
Centre for Labour Management Relations, Ryerson University, Metcalf Foundation, Centre for Civic Governance, Colombia Institute, Social Planning Toronto, Income Security Advocacy Centre, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction, Campaign 2000