This week, Canada is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a critical part of our Constitution that has become a symbol of national pride and a cornerstone of Canadian identity.
Last year, Finance Minister Bill Morneau declared that multiple career changes and “job churn” was the new reality that Canadians would have to get used to.
Canada Without Poverty presented to the Standing Committee on March 7th, 2017 on the economic security of women in Canada. Read the full presentation below.
It’s International Women’s Day! We want shed light on how poverty is sexist and how 2017 is the year for gender equality. So what’s on your feminist agenda? Get a copy of ours, and #BeBoldForChange!
What Does World Social Justice Day Mean for Canada? February 20th is the UN’s World Day for Social Justice, and this year, we’re reminded that despite extraordinary global strides towards eliminating poverty, equitable distribution of income and access to greater…
A Bitter Pill to Swallow: Poverty as a Social Determinant of Health You probably don’t need a peer review study to tell you that poverty has a significant negative impact on health.
“It’s going to happen. We have to accept that.” That’s what Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the other day about the future of precarious employment – contract work, short-term roles without benefits, and “gig economy” jobs (think: driving for Uber)…
Almost half of the world’s wealth is now in the hands of the richest one per cent of the population, a new Oxfam report says. The report, titled Working for the Few, found that only a small number of people…
It is rare to hear a plan to reduce poverty, increase jobs, invest in housing and childcare as well as education and Aboriginal peoples while balancing the budget. It almost seems surreal considering the common discourse in the media and…
Two reports were released this week that deserve attention. The Caledon Institute released their national snapshot of welfare incomes, and the federal Finance Committee released the results of their study on income inequality. Short overviews of both are below: Welfare…
Two weeks ago CWP made a submission to the federal finance committee in preparation for their three-day study of income inequality, which began on April 16th. We made a number of recommendations including establishing national strategies on poverty, housing/homelessness and…
This month the federal Finance Committee is set to study income inequality over a three-day period: April 16, 25 and 30th. This is following the successful passage of Liberal MP Scott Brison’s motion M-315 which was introduced in June, 2012.…