The BC Teacher’s Federation (BCTF) released survey results on poverty in the classroom this week demonstrating how widespread the issue is and how teachers are coping with the problem. Developed in association with the Anti-Poverty Action Group of the Committee…
CWP had the opportunity to present to the Ontario government’s minimum wage panel on November 7th. Using a human rights framework as a guide, we recommended that the minimum wage be set at a living wage. See our full presentation…
Yesterday marked an annual event in the Food Banks Canada calendar – the release of their annual Hunger Count report. Pulling in data from their network of 3,000 food centres, the numbers are an example that the recession has not…
With all the talk about “housing first”, has anyone considered the impact on homeless women? The answer is yes. Homes 4 Women, a campaign to prevent, reduce, and ultimately end the homelessness of women and girls in Canada, has produced…
For Immediate Release Food Bank Volunteers Fed Up with Government Inaction Ottawa, O.N.—On October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, food bank volunteers will walk away from their lunch lines to serve up food for thought on…
Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity Food Bank Volunteers Brown Bag their Demands What: On October 17, food bank volunteers – everyone from fiery students to retired church ladies – will walk away from their lunch lines to serve up food for thought…
It goes without saying that when you have poor health the ability to work and function is diminished. Sometimes greatly. Yesterday it was reported that 40% of Canadians who have faced a health crisis struggled financially in the aftermath. The…
While we don’t offer traditional newsletters, we do like to keep you updated with emails and links to work we are doing. See our latest updates here: National Household Survey Points to Shocking Numbers (September, 2013) CWP Executive Director wins…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Canada Turns its Back on Human Rights at UN OTTAWA: Canada is set to take to the world’s stage on Thursday and reject key human rights recommendations to address poverty, homelessness and hunger,…
Leilani Farha, CWP’s Executive Director, was interviewed on CTV’s PM Express in July following the release of the Canadian Medial Association report that explicitly connects poverty to poor health and early death. As a result of cross-Canada consultations on the…
Stark statistics on income were released yesterday as part of the newly established National Household Survey. Replacing the Census (with much protest), the NHS digested income and shelter metrics from 2011 and was meant to highlight how the country has…
Globe and Mail reporter Richard Blackwell interviewed Leilani Farha, CWP’s Executive Director, on the role business can play in ending poverty. Recognizing the impact of poverty on the economy and the poor wages that more than half of low-income people…