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Press Release: Open Letter on Poverty Legislation
Advocates from across Canada Call on Feds to Step Up Poverty Legislation in Open Letter The Dignity for All Campaign and Campaign 2000, along with over 500 anti-poverty advocates and organizations, have sent an open letter to the federal government…
Press Release: CWP Charter Challenge
Federal government drops appeal, recognizes freedom of expression for charities February 1, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Progress on a Food Guide, but not on food insecurity
In the lead up to the release of Health Canada’s newest Canada Food Guide, people across the country were mired in debates about nutrition, sustainability, and food security.
Open Letter: Strengthening Bill C-87
The Honourable Minister Jean-Yves Duclos Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 January 23, 2019 Open Letter: Strengthening Bill C-87, An Act respecting the reduction of poverty
Contribute the the creation of Canada’s first poverty line
Contribute to Canada’s First Official Poverty Line From now until January 31, 2019, Statistics Canada is conducting a consultation on the Market Basket Measure, the tool that will be used as Canada’s first official poverty line.
Back and forth: from low wage to living wage
Minimum wage continues to be at the centre of the conversation across Canada as provinces and territories debate, realize, and reverse steps towards wage increases for the lowest earners in their communities. Here’s what’s happening:
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.
CWP appears at Finance Committee
How do we ensure that the federal government’s budget 2019 is inclusive and innovative for people in poverty? By bringing the voices of people in poverty to Parliament Hill.
Contribute to the National Pharmacare Consultation!
Contribute to the National Pharmacare Consultation! The Government of Canada has launched a consultation for a National Pharmacare Plan. With one in ten Canadians unable to afford necessary prescription drugs, it is essential that Canada has a universal, affordable, and accessible…
Press Release: Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy
Country’s first national poverty strategy acts as a foundation for a Canada without poverty August 21, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – The federal government announced details of its first Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS) – a national poverty plan…
Grappling with the early end of Ontario’s Basic Income pilot
I am often asked, “Why human rights?” And despite there being many good things that come out of the United Nations International Human Rights movement, it is the over-all covenantal agreement between state and the individual at the heart of…