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A poverty of ambition: Saskatchewan’s climate resilience report
First, the good news. The release of the government’s first climate resilience report finally gives the Saskatchewan public a series of goals and targets that can allow us to measure and assess the government’s progress towards climate adaptation and mitigation. Moreover, the release of the report further demonstrates that the government is…
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First Nations poverty and the Canadian economy
Aligning policy with what works A recent CCPA study showing the extent of First Nations poverty in Canada provides yet more evidence that Canada is failing Aboriginal people. Fully 50 percent of status First Nations children in Canada live in poverty as measured by the Low Income Measure (LIM). In…
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Fast Facts: New Progressive Conservative Manitoba government – four areas to watch
The recently elected Progressive Conservative (PC) party in Manitoba ran on a call for change. But change for the sake for the sake of change can cause more harm than good, especially for Manitoba’s most marginalized. While there are many policy areas to monitor, here are four to watch as…
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Infographic: BC is the only province without a poverty reduction plan
BC’s poverty rate is virtually unchanged from where it was a decade ago – yet the province remains the only one in Canada without a poverty reduction plan. Learn more about the state of poverty in BC and find recommendations at: policyalternatives.ca/overdue Read the news release here.
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Poverty Reduction: Even Alberta joins the fold. When will BC?
With Alison Redford’s big re-election as Alberta premier last week, Alberta will now join the ranks of provinces with a comprehensive poverty reduction plan. This will leave BC and Saskatchewan as the only jurisdictions in Canada without a provincial or territorial plan. The Alberta plan may prove to be the…
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National Household Survey provides blurred look at housing
This piece first appeared in the Globe and Mail’s online business feature, Economy Lab, here. Two findings stand out in the National Household Survey (NHS) data released Wednesday, both critical in this post-recession era of uncertainty: 1) A quarter of Canadian households spent 30 per cent or more of their pre-tax income…
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How to destroy a good poverty line
More than a decade ago, the federal and provincial governments started work on a new poverty line – the Market Basket Measure (MBM). After decades of distracting and divisive debates about poverty lines, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada crafted a methodology for the MBM that passed the test of…
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End Poverty. It’s Not a Game.
That’s the catchy slogan for the Poverty Olympics, which took place in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Sunday. The event mixed fun and games with a serious message about our province’s failure to adequately tackle poverty and homelessness while we spend spend spend getting ready for the 2010 Olympics (more in…
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Living wage rises across BC due to cost of living, especially housing
Government investments in child care and family supports offset other expense increases READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — The living wage for communities across BC increased this year as the cost of living—particularly the cost of housing—continues to rise, the 2021 Living Wage Update, released today from Living Wage…
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Canada’s Poverty Hole
New income data suggests troubling poverty trends are unfolding in Canada Every recession ushers in a rising tide of poverty. As jobless and underemployed people struggle to make ends meet, the nouveau poor swell the ranks of the déjà poor. The most recent statistical update on incomes in Canada was…
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No time to lose eradicating poverty
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