Last week, as celebrities, world leaders, cabinet ministers, and industry billionaires met in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, Oxfam released its annual report on growing global inequality. The contrast is stark, as Oxfam’s report highlights how those with…
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…
The Ontario government’s announcement yesterday that they will discontinue the Basic Income Pilot Project and reduce social assistance rate increases set for the fall is a devastating blow for people living in poverty and a disturbing sign of this government’s…
Underfunded and deprioritized: discrimination in the federal government’s PMMC grant The federal government recently overhauled the Federal Income Support for Parents of Murdered or Missing Children (PMMC) grant, a grant for parents dealing with the traumatic disappearance or death of…
Universal pharmacare in Canada has been a major source of discussion lately, and yet no decisive action has been taken by the federal government. Currently in Canada, hospital and physician care is universal, but prescription drug coverage is not.
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2018 OTTAWA – A new report from Canada Without Poverty (CWP) shows a lack of significant progress by provincial and territorial governments on the realization of economic and social human rights, including the right to…
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…
Press Release: Precarity in Canada Requires Comprehensive Poverty Plan A new infographic series shows how people in Canada are struggling to make ends meet
Canada might rank highly as one of the “best countries” of 2018, but recent reports on economic inequality illustrate a different experience for many in the country.
This past Saturday, millions of women, men, and families in communities around the world — from New York City to a village of 65 in Nova Scotia — mobilized to march for women’s rights and against bigotry.
As the media coverage exposing harassment and sexual violence in places like Hollywood and the political sphere, there is timely legislation moving forward which addresses harassment in the workplace on both the federal and provincial levels.