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.…
See the recommendations to Canada for the third Universal Periodic Review in 2018 here. (en français) The United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process involving the review of a State’s human rights record by Member States of…
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…
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…
This International Women’s Day, let’s reflect on what women want..
It should go without saying that everyone in Canada has the right to food. However, despite Canada’s wealth and many resources, food insecurity and hunger are major problems. One in eight Canadian households struggle to put food on the table,…
Today, the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, presented his report on his May 2012 mission to Canada to the United Nations. He reiterated his recommendations from the written final report submitted in December 2012, and concerns…
Last night, after much effort and support, Bill C-400 for a national housing strategy was defeated by a vote of 153 to 129. To read the hansard from last night and see which MPs voted in favour click here. Many…
On behalf of the Conservative government, Tony Clement has spoken out against C-400 calling it a “dangerous new NDP spending scheme” for more social housing. This is a completely false characterization of Bill C-400. Let’s be very clear: 1) Bill…
Tomorrow is “V-day” – the day that Members of Parliament vote on a bill for a national housing strategy. Known as Bill C-400, this bill has been around the block through parliament before (formerly known as C-304 under the previous…
A new blog was posted by CWP on the Huffington Post Canada website today in support of federal leadership on housing. Canada has thousands of people homeless and estimates that millions are housing insecure. We believe all levels of government…
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