Citizens must put pressure on their governments to tackle poverty by increasing affordable housing and supporting women’s and youth training programs.
Over a quarter-century ago, Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion by NDP Leader Ed Broadbent to end child poverty by 2000. Few such well-intentioned parliamentary actions have produced such disappointing results.
Since then, the numbers of children living in poverty have dramatically risen, to the point where one in five live in families that fall below Statistics Canada’s Low Income Measure. According to the Conference Board of Canada , “Of the 13 countries for which historical […]
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