Tag Supreme Court of Canada

Closing the Door on Homeless People?

Homelessness in a country as wealthy as Canada is dire. Each year approximately 230,000 people are homeless and the United Nations has called homelessness in Canada a ‘national emergency’. Today, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) said ‘no’ to hearing…

CWP at the Supreme Court of Canada?

Canada Without Poverty (CWP) has joined forces with the Charter Committee on Poverty Issues (CCPI) in a legal case going to the Supreme Court of Canada in October 2014.  The case is called Taypotat v. Kahkewistahaw First Nation.