Canada Without Poverty and Citizens for Public Justice are taking Dignity for All: A National Anti-Poverty Plan for Canada to communities across Canada. This week the tour was kicked off with a trip by Michèle Biss of CWP and Janelle…
University of Toronto researchers released a report yesterday pointing to the desperate situation many low-income families are facing in Toronto. The report entitled “Nowhere Else to Go: Inadequate Housing & Risk of Homelessness Among Families in Toronto’s Aging Rental Buildings” is…
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…
Canada has ratified a number of UN treaties, declarations and conventions confirming a commitment to both civil and political as well as economic, social and cultural rights. But it is not enough to sign a document – that is only…
Executive Director Leilani Farha has co-authored an Op-Ed posted in the Toronto Star today with other leading national organizations stating our support for Idle No More: While polls have shown that many Canadians might prefer flash mobs to bridge blockades…
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