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Low-Income Families With Children Owed First Call on Government Surpluses
HALIFAX – Authors of Nova Scotia’s Child Poverty Report Card say each tax cut for an economically secure Canadian is a broken…
The Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Card 2006
(1989–2004) Download 358.05 KB 29 pages
October 2006: The New Economic World Order (Part III: India)
India rapidly re-emerging as a global economic power The Asian century has arrived. Just as China is now the world’s manufacturing center,…
2007 BC Budget must tackle poverty, homelessness
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Amid rising public concern about poverty and homelessness, the provincial government is being urged to…
Taking Action on Poverty
CCPA Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services Download 281.48 KB
Alleviation of poverty must become a priority
According to recent news reports, government financial supports for welfare recipients are decreasing. At the same time, governments are posting surpluses, doling…
September 2006: More and Bigger Crumbs from the Table
Buffett-Gates generosity no substitute for social justice When U.S. investment guru Warren Buffett donated $31 billion last June to the foundation headed…
July 2006: Our Country’s Shameful Human Rights Record
Canada opposes recognizing water as a basic human right Five million people die unnecessarily every year from lack of clean water. Each…
Bucking the National Trend
BC’s welfare cuts and poverty among lone mothers BC’s newspapers are full of banner headlines about record housing starts, construction booms and…
We can’t afford poverty
Complacency is not acceptable, says Ontario Alternative Budget CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO— The Ontario Alternative Budget for 2006…
Investing in education for low-income adults pays off
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The province must invest in education programs for low-income adults with upgrading needs if…