What does the arrival of 25,000 Syrian refugees mean for those already experiencing poverty in Canada? We think that it means a real opportunity for long term social policy change for those living in poverty.
Big news! This Sunday CWP’s Executive Director, Leilani Farha, was featured in the Globe and Mail column “The Lunch”. In the article Leilani shares her views on ending poverty in Canada, human rights, discrimination and the Income Tax Act. Check…
The city of Windsor has become the site of a heated debate over the issue of the rights of panhandlers. The question that keeps coming up in this discussion is: do people living in poverty have the right to ask…
Homelessness is a precarious situation leaving thousands of individuals and families to face various forms of housing instability. From the most recognizable face of homelessness (those living on the street) to the invisible faces of homelessness (families living in overcrowded…
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…
Many of you probably did not know that this is an anniversary month. Twenty years ago in January 1994 the federal government cancelled new long-term investments in social housing. This meant provinces were left to pick up the pieces after…
With all the talk about “housing first”, has anyone considered the impact on homeless women? The answer is yes. Homes 4 Women, a campaign to prevent, reduce, and ultimately end the homelessness of women and girls in Canada, has produced…
The right to housing in Canada is under the microscope today as the Ontario Superior Court reviewed a landmark Charter Challenge that considers whether homeless persons have had their rights violated by the Ontario provincial government and federal government. Originally…
Thousands of people visibly and invisibly homeless, millions more housing insecure and housing affordability is dropping; Canada is in the midst of a housing crisis. Various programs and policies are in place across the country, but what is missing is…
CWP Board Member for the Yukon and member of the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition, Reanna Mohamed, wrote a letter to her local paper about addressing the root causes of addictions and poor behaviour: poverty. Policing poverty will not end the cycle…
*Written by Surita Parashar – facilitator for “The Way I See It” Housing instability is a growing problem in British Columbia, particularly in the city of Vancouver. Approximately 133,000 renter households in BC report having difficulty meeting their core housing…