Tag Canada and poverty

Statement to the Pre-Session of the Third UPR

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Statement made at the UPR-Info.org Pre-Session for Canada’s 3rd UPR 12 April 2018, to delegates of the United Nations and Canadian Non-governmental Organizations Delivered by Harriett McLachlan, Canada Without Poverty Deputy Director (interim) and immediate past-President of the Board of…

Filling health care gaps, addressing stress

April is a time with a lot of national and international observances and this week we rolled over into both Stress Awareness Month and National Oral Health Month – two areas where we can see the overwhelming and growing inequality…

What are the rights of youth facing homelessness?

A drop hitting water.

Canada Without Poverty and Away Home Ottawa have developed an ongoing program series focusing on youth homelessness and the right to housing. This month, we’re featuring a series of guest blogs from our partners and youth participants to share their…

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…

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