For immediate release OTTAWA (7 March 2016) – The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) released their concluding observations on Canada earlier today. They gave Canada its marching orders to use international human rights across the…
For immediate release OTTAWA (24 February 2016) – Earlier today, the Canadian government was grilled by members of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) about Canada’s dismal human rights record here at home. Among the…
Five million is a staggering number. The sheer scope is so large that it is hard to visualize. Add the complexity of poverty and the number is suffocating. It emits a sense of urgency – a clear call to action…
For immediate release OTTAWA (22 February 2016) – Earlier today, Canada Without Poverty’s (CWP) President, Harriett McLachlan delivered a grave account to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) on the current state of poverty in…
Dear Ministers Wilson-Raybould, Dion, Joly and Bibeau, We write urgently on behalf of a number of non-governmental organizations who are in Geneva attending the review of Canada’s compliance with the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
In two weeks, Canada Without Poverty is headed to the United Nations to address the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This is a huge opportunity to hold our new federal government accountable for their commitments to address poverty…
CWP was recently invited to take part in a pre-budget consultation (for the 2016 federal budget) discussing how to support those in Canada who need it most and help communities and individuals thrive, among other topics. The consultation was facilitated…
For immediate release OTTAWA (21 January 2016) – Canada Without Poverty (CWP) welcomes the announcement by the Federal Revenue Minister, Diane Lebouthillier, that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be winding down its political audits program. These audits have…
Can the old idea of “out of sight, out of mind” explain away the plight of homeless people around the world? Leilani Farha, CWP’s Executive Director and UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, argues that the all-too-common answer is…
Last month, CWP ran a series of blogs and social media activities asking our community #WhyRights matter to them in ending poverty. We took their answers and created a “word cloud” — a visual representation of the ideas that were coming…
Today is International Human Rights Day 2015! To celebrate, we are continuing our blog series on #WhyRights matter – today we have a reflection from CWP Board Member Kate Mechan on why human rights are fundamental to changing the conversation about…
#WhyRights in the pursuit to end poverty in Canada? CWP board member, Laura Cattari, continues our blog series with her perspective on rights as a person with lived experience of poverty. Check it out here.