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Infographics: Shameful neglect
Child poverty rates in Canada In Canada, the worst child poverty is experienced by status First Nations children—51% of whom live in…
Shameful Neglect
Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada Download 743.29 KB 36 pages This report calculates child poverty rates in Canada, and includes the rates…
Social assistance poverty gap skyrocketed: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – The poverty gap for single individuals who qualify for Ontario Works or its equivalent has…
Ontario’s Social Assistance Poverty Gap
Download 542.78 KB20 pages This report drills down on one key but complex policy file that is essential to the province meeting its…
Fast Facts: New Progressive Conservative Manitoba government – four areas to watch
The recently elected Progressive Conservative (PC) party in Manitoba ran on a call for change. But change for the sake for the…
Open Letter: Anti-Poverty, Fair Economy, Labour and Environmental Advocates Agree on Five Key Principles for a Made-in-Nova Scotia Carbon Pricing System
Premier McNeil and Finance Minister Delorey, The dramatic social and economic costs of a changing climate are well-documented, requiring an immediate and…
UNSPUN: Community Benefits in Procurement
Elections are noisy and cluttered affairs that can make it difficult for some of the most promising, Manitoba-made policy innovations to get…
UNSPUN: Four Political Platforms on Poverty
Manitobans rate themselves to be a generous andcaring society. When natural disasters strike, we are the first to respond. Manitobans are Canada’s…
UNSPUN: Poverty Policy Choices and Winnipeg’s Inner City
Provincial government policy can be designed to punish those in poverty, or to reduce poverty. Both approaches have been tried in Manitoba,…
UNSPUN: Communities leading the way need provincial support
The province has invested widely in community development and “place-based” approaches to renewal and poverty reduction, with many positive results. Place-based approaches…
What the new federal budget means for BC
At first glance, BC appears somewhat isolated from the economic challenges the rest of Canada is facing but there are a number of worrying…
Budget turns left but doesn’t step on the gas: think tank
OTTAWA—Today’s federal budget delivers on poverty reduction, makes important steps towards reducing inequality, and addresses decades of underfunding and neglect on reserves.…