Canada 150, NAPO 46
This blog is the third installment in our series for Canada 150 through a poverty and human rights lens.
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Our 2016 Annual Report
Canada Without Poverty has released its Annual Report for the fiscal year of April 2016 to March 2017. Check out the report for information on our projects, funding, and community!
150 Years of Colonialism and Poverty
This blog is the second installment in our series for Canada 150 through a poverty and human rights lens.
Canada 150 & Youth: What is it we’re celebrating?
This blog is the first installment in our series for Canada 150 through a poverty and human rights lens. There is no escaping the fact that Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation is less than a month away, especially here in…
Human rights are not a zero sum game
As the country gears up for Canada 150 celebrations this summer, much of the focus has been on celebrations of Canada’s achievements – but the data on poverty shows there is a long way to go.
A Dial-up Connection to the Most Marginalized in Nunavut
The consultation process for Canada’s upcoming Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS) is ramping up, with a number of opportunities for people across Canada to participate in the process online. People from coast-to-coast-to-coast have been invited to fill out an online survey…
Can we lead on human rights when so many are hungry?
In a country with the 11th highest Gross Domestic Product, it can be hard for some to understand the harsh reality that people in Canada are going hungry. But over the past few weeks it seems as though people across…
Hill Times Op-Ed: Good on political activities panel for backing a charitable democracy
The current broken system prevents us from speaking out about bad policy, and makes it impossible to meaningfully pursue our charitable purpose.
Who is Canada Without Poverty?
Earlier this year, we moved into a new office at the 25One Community in downtown Ottawa.
CWP Talks Poverty in Northern Canada
CWP’s Michèle Biss has been in Northern Canada to meet with different communities and talk about poverty as a human rights violation.
Workers’ Rights are Human Rights, too.
The first of May has a long history for the organized labour movement as International Worker’s Day.
Canada Without Poverty launches This Is Poverty Canada Campaign
Canada Without Poverty launches This Is Poverty Canada Campaign Apr. 26, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE