“When we begin to realize that ‘the poor’ are not a different species, but really just ‘us’, we will have come a long way toward ending the discrimination that is associated with poverty.” – Derek Cook, CWP Board Member for…
Today, we celebrate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and the amazing work of supporters who have been spreading the word that we need a plan to end poverty in Canada.
The federal election campaign has had many twists and turns, perhaps none more disappointing than the focus on the wearing of niqab for part of the citizenship ceremony.
WITH A WAVE OF VOICES! On October 17th, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, join a chorus of voices telling candidates that #WeNeedAPlan to end poverty in Canada!
Since the release of Dignity for All: A National Anti-Poverty Plan for Canada, the Dignity for All Campaign has been travelling across the country to spread the word that #WeNeedAPlan and #WeHaveAPlan. Last week marked a huge step in the…
CWP is spreading the word that Rights Matter! Recently, we released our new Human Rights Guide for local poverty reduction strategies. We’re hoping that governments across Canada will embrace international human rights obligations in their anti-poverty work. Today, on Rabble.ca,…
Big news! This Sunday CWP’s Executive Director, Leilani Farha, was featured in the Globe and Mail column “The Lunch”. In the article Leilani shares her views on ending poverty in Canada, human rights, discrimination and the Income Tax Act. Check…
By Zoey Feder, Carleton School of Social Work Student Food insecurity is straining the Canadian health care system. A new study, which followed almost 68 000 adult Ontarians, has found that lack of access to sufficient and healthy food is…
We Need You to Help End Poverty in Canada. This October, Dignity for All supporters will be taking to the streets for the third annual ChewOnThis! Campaign. This fall, ChewOnThis! will bring together hundreds of volunteers from food banks, schools,…
Did you know that British Columbia is the only province without any government intention to create an anti-poverty strategy? Or that in 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador was tied with Saskatchewan for having the second lowest poverty rate in Canada? In…
If you’ve been following CWP’s website, twitter and facebook messages, you may know that earlier this month CWP’s Chair of our Board of Directors and Legal Education and Outreach Coordinator went to Geneva to the UN Human Rights Committee. In…
Today in St. John’s Newfoundland, Premier Paul Davis hosts the summer 2015 meeting Council of the Federation. In this meeting, Premiers from across Canada will take a moment to discuss issues that they consider priorities leading up to the federal…