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Elevating Indigenous women’s voices is critical to addressing gendered colonial violence
These are the voices of Indigenous women survivors documented in a powerful new report, Red women rising: Indigenous women survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The…
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Why are so many people needing food banks when the BC economy is growing?
Last week, Statistics Canada released new data showing the BC economy did better than expected in 2014, growing by 3.2% in real terms. This is…
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Why my dad and I will vote for health
As a family physician, the most important way I can help (and not harm) my patients, is to vote for healthcare in this election.
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BC minimum wage increase leaves workers in poverty
After close to three years of no change, the BC minimum wage was overdue for an increase. But the measly raise announced today falls far…
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It’s time to seriously tackle child poverty
One in five BC children lives in poverty. This is the sobering finding of the 2014 BC Child Poverty Report Card released on November 24th,…
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New AG report on access to welfare disability benefits
Yesterday (May 15), BC’s Auditor General released an important new report on access to welfare disability benefits. The report didn’t get much media attention, but…
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Poverty Reduction Act tabled by Opposition in the BC Leg
The following news release was issued today by the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition: Opposition proposes BC Poverty Reduction and Economic Inclusion Act: Now is the…
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New Living Wage Reports Force Us to Look at Child Poverty in the City
There reports released today show that the costs of supporting a family are rising fast in the three largest urban areas of our province, home…
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Anti-poverty movement, meet the culture of medicine.
The evidence for the burden of income inequality on health is plentiful and convincing, with inequity and its health impact both increasing in British Columbia in recent years. Many…
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Why does BC have the highest poverty rate in Canada?
Statistics Canada recently released new data on the incomes of Canadians and it shows two worrisome trends continuing through the economic recovery: BC has the…
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Latest Statscan poverty numbers paint bleak picture for BC
Statistics Canada has released Incomes in Canada for 2011, with the latest poverty rates. You can find it here. And the numbers for BC are…
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The call for a BC poverty reduction plan: where have the parties landed
The CCPA is a founding member of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition (PRC), which for over four years now has been advancing the call for…
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