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Slowing down the predatory lending cycle

The stories are common enough: someone in Canada faces an insurmountable expense– their car breaks down or a massive credit card bill comes due – but as someone barely making ends meet each month, they don’t have the financial reserves…

Poverty News Roundup – Changes for 2018

The first day of 2018 brought the start of a new year – and with it, the implementation of a number of new laws and policies across provinces in Canada that will impact workers, families, businesses, and people living in…

Spotlight on Poverty: K Brookland

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“It’s up to us, the poor people, to help make governments aware of the problems relating to poverty. We may not succeed, but we have to at the very least try.” – K Brookland, CWP Board Member for New Brunswick

PRESS RELEASE

Groups do not support extension of time or additional funding for National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls until conditions are met

Poverty and Housing News Roundup

Between the Fall Fiscal Statement and the release of Census 2016 data on housing affordability, it’s been an eventful and busy time here at Canada Without Poverty (CWP). With everything going on, we wanted to break down some key takeaways…