Poverty News Roundup – Rights Review, AFB
Last week, two big documents came out and our roundup blog looks at the implications for economic and social policy and people living in poverty.
Tag Alternative Federal Budget
The Choice is Clear and the Stakes Have Never Been Higher.
At a time of increasing economic inequality, the 2017 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), released today, makes it clear that the federal government cannot wait to implement changes which could transform Canada’s economy.
The 2016 AFB is Here!
By Jillian Premachuk, BSW Student and Morgan Teeple Hopkins, Law Student We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has released its annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) for 2016.
New Report: AFB proposes poverty-reduction focused spending
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is calling for a shift in spending priorities ahead of the federal government’s election-year budget. In their 20th annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), the CCPA suggests progressive ways the government could divvy up…
A federal budget without solutions or vision
Yesterday, between Olympic athletic triumphs and medal ceremonies, the federal budget came into public view with very little to offer, in particular for people struggling to make ends meet. With little surprise, the budget focused on the deficit and left…
Reducing Poverty & Creating Jobs: an Alternative Budget
It is rare to hear a plan to reduce poverty, increase jobs, invest in housing and childcare as well as education and Aboriginal peoples while balancing the budget. It almost seems surreal considering the common discourse in the media and…
A new path for Canada: The Alternative Federal Budget
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…
Hunger Awareness Day: Too Many Canadians are Hungry
In 1989 NDP MP Ed Broadbent, now an Honorary Director of Canada Without Poverty, put forward a motion to end child poverty that was moved unanimously in the House of Commons. Today, on Hunger Awareness Day, we not only acknowledge…