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…
For immediate release: UN Committee Challenges Canada on its mistreatment of human rights charities July 23rd 2015 – The United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) today released its much anticipated response to the formal review of Canada’s civil and political…
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…
Today in the Toronto Star, Leilani Farha, Canada Without Poverty’s Executive Director reflected on Canada’s recent review at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Here’s a look at the full piece: Last May I was appointed UN Special Rapporteur on…
CWP denounces Income Tax Act as violation of freedom of expression and assembly in address to the United Nations July 6th, 2015 – Earlier today, the President of the Board of Directors of Canada Without Poverty, Harriett McLachlan, and CWP’s…
Homelessness in a country as wealthy as Canada is dire. Each year approximately 230,000 people are homeless and the United Nations has called homelessness in Canada a ‘national emergency’. Today, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) said ‘no’ to hearing…
What does it really mean to live in poverty in Canada? Why is it important that people living in poverty have their voices heard in the development of law and policy on poverty?