Social Planning For Public Funds

These days’ different organisations are involved and are influencing the system when dealing with social problems. Firstly, the citizen’s individual’s participation to improve the wellbeing of the community. Secondly, the community they may represent the interest of a group, organisation and / or individuals. Lastly, the government they have the responsibility for legislation, social and economic planning, public policy and program, safety and protection of community members, etc. Government agencies invest and deliver services for the community such as: education and employment opportunities; secure, sustainable housing and infrastructure; and good health and wellbeing across the life course. These diverse services are provided to people across their life span and include: community development; early intervention services; advice and information; crisis support; and ongoing services. (How government works, 2016)

Chappell, R. (2010). The Functions of Social Welfare. In Social Welfare in Canadian Society (p. 5). Toronto: Nelson Education.

Fred Cutler and Matthew Mendelsohn’s article “Unnatural Loyalists or Naive Collaborationists? The governments and Citizens of Canadian Federalism”, delved into a compelling analysis of Canadian citizens and federalism. In a country of much diversity, as discussed in lecture, it is difficult for citizens to hold the ‘right’ government accountable because of the blame shifting each level of government does. To give an illustration, this article briefly touches upon the propaganda the provincial and federal government use to shift blame on one another for policies such as healthcare and education. However Cutler and Mendelsohn go one step further and analyze if Canadian citizens are able to judge policies without allowing their provincial status

The recent 2015 federal election saw a dramatic change in the Canadian political landscape. The Conservative party, the governing party of Canada for the past decade, was thoroughly defeated with the Liberals, who had, in relation to seats, been in third place, gaining a majority and subsequently forming government. The reasons for this defeat are examined in the editorial: Why the Conservatives lost, and how they can win again.

HLST 2020 Power & Politics: Lecture Slides) Pluralism allows for a liberal democracy which gives political power and access to citizens; by allowing citizens to voice their struggles with social determents of health policy makers can create a progressive development in health policy to ensure a working solution. Another theory is New Institutionalism; a political process which the core structural foundation for politics, debates and development. Containing three main components such history, how the past shaped the future, sociological, how societal norms, regulation, shaping influences and culture affect modern society and policy development and finally, rational choice where economic powers, figures and positions determine effectiveness and development. Path dependency can arise from this theory more so than in Pluralism due to the historical, sociological norms and influences. Path dependency in New institutionalism would severely affect how social determents of health impact the population health of Canada as progressive policies and developments are just now starting to understand the effects of social determents. Should path dependency occur, historical preferences would focus more heavily upon health care sectors such as hospitals and clinics rather social determents such as housing or

From healthcare to neighborhood watch, should all be implemented and operated by people of the community. Government can only do so much for citizens in our world today, but the unification of resources amongst a community creates more sustainable systems. I support Tony’s position of “Nobody wants to invest in hope.” , in direct correlation to prevention programs. Majority of systemic programs are offered to youth after they get in trouble, which is a whole different conversation to dive into, but we need prevention programs that are not exclusively tied to grant dollars. Why can’t they be tied to grant dollars? The evidence is in many schools or community based non-profits who have to discontinue valuable services because the grant dollars ran out. It’s time that we pool our resources as a community to fund our own initiatives that cannot be wiped out at the discretion of a donor. The Black community has $1.3 trillion dollars in spending power that every other community thrives on because we do not create the basic infrastructure to be

The legislative branch of the Canadian government is divided between an upper house, the Senate, and a lower house, the House of Commons. This system is known as a bicameral legislature, and is a feature of many governments. In Canada, much of the legislative and executive power lies in the House of Commons, and by extension the Prime Minister. The Senate, however, exists in its current form primarily for the purpose of legislative review. Despite the Senate’s seemingly negligible role, or perhaps because of it, it is the “most criticized institution of government in Canada” (Franks, 1988). While it has remained largely unchanged, movements aimed at either Senate reform or abolition, have been essential to Canadian politics for much of recent

Intergovernmental relations play a vital role in the successful governing of our Canadian federation. Due to the various forms and levels of governments, the ability for all those in power to be able to communicate, collaborate, consult, negotiate and support the needs and beliefs of Canadians is invaluable. Each province is made up by many sub-divided regions and people, each with their own problems and needs which may act to contradict the needs and problems of others within a neighboring region. This leaves each province under pressure, forced to decide which position will provide the greatest benefit to their constituents. Alliances and coalitions are created amongst provinces and interest groups to help sway the federal government to

It is consider that new innovative ideas needed to put into action in social activities for assurance the future of Canada. A survey of Canadians led for the Canadian Medical Association which demonstrates that increasing the expense of universal healthcare in Canada will cuff governments ' whose capacity to give social services such as education, transportation, financial supports and pension benefits. (Increasing cost of universal health care in Canada to handcuff governments ' ability to provide different services: Poll, 2010)

Bigger but not better. The latter half of Bridget Moran’s autobiographical novel, A Little Rebellion, provides examples of how the social work industry has grown through the decades without effecting much change around fundamental issues such as poverty. Moran (1992) examines how privatization and the contracting out of social programming created a “shadow ministry” or “para-ministry” that broadened the scope of services provided (pp. 141-142) while the number of people requiring services didn’t diminish (Moran, 1992, p. 140). As of 1991, nearly one third of the population of British Columbia accessed welfare in the form of income assistance, foster care, and services for people living below the poverty line (Moran,

Canadian society is divided into groups labeled as the upper, middle, and working class. These class distinctions come from inequalities in wealth and that political parties tend to appeal to one class over others once elected. In Canada the wealth gap in the socio-economic classes comes from the tendency of the controlling party to focus on the class to which most of its members belong. Socio-economic class divisions in Canadian society can therefore be explained through a state-centered methodology because the government controls the focus of class issues. As different political parties come and go from government the policies change and some classes appear to receive priority. A couple parties appeal to the working and lower-middle class by distributing wealth through increased taxes and social safety net expenditure. Others focus on the opposite and their policies benefit the upper and upper-middle class via coercion from corporations and banks. The inability and smaller size of lower classes to stand up and influence government causes them to be overlooked. The fact that governments can operate this way demonstrates their individual power in Canadian politics. Socio-economic class cleavages in Canada can be best explained through a state-centered approach that the government tends to appeal to one group over another because of internal biases towards certain classes.

Provincial governments must recognize the value and efficiency of a national, collaborative approach and the need to adapt their current benefit offerings to address defined gaps in coverage and better align with the stated

Therefore it requires a continuity commitment from the government. For example, the provincial government needs to provide resources and financial support regardless economic status or change of political party in charge; the policy framework can be evaluated indirectly and difficult to covert to monetary number. This might be difficult for the public to understand how successful the policies and interventions are. In turn, public and the stakeholders may not be willing to carry on if no foreseen dramatic improvement; this framework is lack of research

As stated beforehand, the government has increasingly decided to opt for co-production to provide services. Co-production is when the government and the non-profit share interactions (co-governance, co-management, and co-production (of services)). The benefits of co-production are that: it reforms democracy, reduces costs, and provides more responsive programming designed to meet the needs of citizens. Although it may seem that this partnership would allow for improved accountability, Levasseur argues that in the case of Manitoba’s child care study, the public consultation mechanism is ineffective and the lines of responsibility are blurred. In the case study, to remain accountable the

Canada has been an independent nation for over 150 years, so it makes sense that there has been numerous changes in the government, since the government has to reflect its society, and as time changes so does its government. However, some ideologies do not believe it should change in order to keep up with its time. Oxford Dictionary states that the definition of an ideology is “A system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.” There are various forms of political ideologies; conservatism and liberalism are being brought up for discussion about what makes conservatives and liberals so different in Canada. Throughout the years, the Canadian government has rotated between liberalism and conservatism, these ideologies share some similarities; however, it can be argued that the significant differences are their political, social, and economic views.