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Canada accused of still failing its poor

It has been more than 20 years since the House of Commons unanimously resolved to end child poverty by 2000, but a national advocacy group says it's shocked by how little progress has been made. While the economy has more than do [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Child poverty persists in Canada

In Canada, one out of six children live in poverty. Of those youngsters, 40 per cent have just one person in the family who works. This was the message being broadcast through a film entitled Four Feet Up, presented at the main branch of [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Report finds poverty myths rampant in Canada

More than half of Canadians think a family of four can get by on $30,000 a year or less, while a similar number believe that if poor people really want to work, "they can always find a job." A new Salvation Army report exp [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Young men the face of poverty in post-recession Canada

The recession has left a lingering bruise on an increasingly vulnerable sector of Canadian society: young, single men. As social scientists begin to dissect the effects of the downturn, they're coming to the same conclusion Kerry Kai [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Why can't we end poverty in Canada overnight?

Why can't we end poverty in Canada overnight? We always hear media reports of millions, nay billions, spent by all levels of government and still no end to poverty. What is usually surprising is how little of this cash actually gets to th [...]