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Press Release: Canada’s Human Rights Record Challenged

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For immediate release: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND and OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – April 30, 2013) – Members of the United Nations Human Rights Council have formally challenged Canada’s human rights record with 83 countries making recommendations for enhanced rights protections. Part of the Universal…

Media Advisory: UN Reviews Canada on Friday

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Friday is the big day.  The United Nations Human Rights Council will review Canada’s human rights record as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process.  All member-states will have their turn, but on Friday it is ours. In preparation…

Finance Committee Begins Income Inequality Study

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Two weeks ago CWP made a submission to the federal finance committee in preparation for their three-day study of income inequality, which began on April 16th.  We made a number of recommendations including establishing national strategies on poverty, housing/homelessness and…

CWP ED Recipient of Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award

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CWP is proud to announce that our Executive Director, Leilani Farha, is the recipient of the first-ever Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award for her work on women’s rights and the right to adequate housing.  Leilani joined CWP in September 0f…

Inequality: What the Fed Finance Committee should know

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This month the federal Finance Committee is set to study income inequality over a three-day period: April 16, 25 and 30th.  This is following the successful passage of Liberal MP Scott Brison’s motion M-315 which was introduced in June, 2012.…

Federal Budget & Human Rights in the Spotlight

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In the past two weeks, Canada has seen two significant events take place.  The first was the tabling of the 2013 federal budget, and the second was a pre-session on Canada in Geneva, which precedes the upcoming review of the…

A new path for Canada: The Alternative Federal Budget

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The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released their annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) yesterday offering a different approach to government spending, while still balancing the books.  Titled, “Doing Better Together” the 2013 AFB follows the template of previous years bringing…