Change is a double-sided coin: an excerpt on poverty & trauma
My father once told me, to get to the root of any issue you must ask “why” at least five times.
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CWP: Call for Applications for Board of Directors
Canada Without Poverty: Call for Applications for Board of Directors SVP voir ci-dessous la version française. Canada Without Poverty (formerly know as the National Anti-Poverty Organization) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit, and charitable organization dedicated to ending poverty in Canada.
Government Releases Dimensions of Poverty Hub
Today, the Government of Canada launched its Dimensions of Poverty Hub, an online platform introducing statistics on the realities of poverty in Canada for the millions of people experiencing it.
Canada’s Climate Emergency Impacts People in Poverty
Our climate crisis can no longer be on the backburner of people’s minds.
Exclusive Ottawa screening of PUSH
MEDIA ADVISORY Exclusive Ottawa screening of PUSH: a documentary about the global housing crisis
Coalition Calls on Canada to Deliver Equality for Indigenous Women and Girls
June 3, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, a coalition of civil society organizations is calling on all governments in Canada to end deeply embedded racism, sexism, and violence against Indigenous women and girls following the release of the National Inquiry’s…
Canada must step up to address failed Nutrition North
The announcement this week that Nutrition North has failed to address the needs of rural and remote communities is disheartening – yet doesn’t surprise many within the anti-poverty community.
Dignity for All speaks to the Finance Committee on the Poverty Reduction Act
It’s important that legislation for the new federal Poverty Reduction Strategy passes before the coming federal election so that ending poverty remains a priority in Canada no matter who gets elected.
Framing poverty: who really gets to grow in Ontario?
My first official week at Canada Without Poverty (CWP) has been nothing shy of electric.
New Legislation on Poverty and Housing
New Legislation on Poverty and Housing Takes Big Steps but Misses the Mark on Human Rights April 9, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – Yesterday afternoon, the Government of Canada tabled the Budget Implementation Act (Bill C-97), which features legislation…
CWP named winner of Progress Prize
This morning, the Broadbent Institute honoured Canada Without Poverty (CWP) and Leilani Farha, CWP’s Executive Director, with the 2018 Jack Layton Progress Prize.
Reliable Internet Access is a Necessity
One thing is for sure, the federal government got it right in Budget 2019 when it said that reliable internet access is “no longer a luxury – but a necessity”.