Search results for “node/poverty”

  • Recession sidelines policies to address women’s poverty: Study

    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada still has shockingly high rates of women’s poverty but the recession seems to have sidelined anti-poverty policies, says a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Women’s Poverty and the Recession reveals even after taking into account government transfers and tax…

  • Child Poverty and the Need for a Comprehensive BC Poverty Reduction Plan

    Presentation to the BC Legislature’s Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth Download 204.47 KB5 pages

  • Can Metro Vancouver afford more equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households?

    In Metro Vancouver the #AllOnBoard campaign is making the case for equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households. The campaign is calling for: (1) free transit for those under age 18; and, (2) a sliding-scale pass for adults based on income. Discounting transit fares deserves to be part…

  • Infographic: 5 lessons from Ontario’s first poverty reduction strategy

    It’s been seven years since the Ontario government announced its commitment to reduce child poverty by 25 per cent between 2008 and 2013. But the full five years of data show that we’re still waiting for a reason to celebrate: Ontario ended its five-year strategy with the same level of…

  • Fast Facts: Treating Poverty with Income

    A recent report by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) examines the health of tenants in Manitoba Housing. It finds that overall, tenants in Manitoba Housing have worse health outcomes than other Manitobans. However, when income is taken into account, the report finds that tenants in Manitoba housing have…

  • Fighting poverty

    Major attitude shift needed The working group on poverty reduction appointed by the provincial government last December released its draft report recently and immediately invoked the ire of activists by insisting on waiting for a year to actually take action to reduce poverty. In an article in the Herald on…

  • Nova Scotia makes poor showing on child poverty – report

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: Child poverty in Nova Scotia has increased for the fourth year running and now stands at 20.7 percent, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Card, published annually since 1999,…

  • ‘Tis the Season to Rethink Our Charitable Giving

    It’s December, the season for charitable giving. Wherever you turn you see boxes and bins collecting non-perishable food items for the local food bank or toys for the less fortunate children in our communities. The cashier asks if you want to add a $2 donation to your purchase. You donate…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Progressive tax code, smart investments will lift close to a million out of poverty and curb inequality: think tank

    OTTAWA—The 2018 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), delivers a roadmap to where the country could be on the eve of the next federal election, if the government moves forward with bold action to deliver a progressive economic plan that leaves no…

  • Saskatchewan’s Anti-Poverty Plan, From Dependence to Independence: Does It Measure Up?

    Download 376.09 KB14 pages In the summer of 2012, the Saskatchewan government published its anti-poverty strategy, From Dependence to Independence, claiming that no previous administration in the province had approached the challenge of poverty “with a comparable commitment to holistic, cross-government solutions.” A new report from the Saskatchewan Office of the CCPA…

  • Slow progress wins Nova Scotia a failing grade in the fight against child poverty among Canadian provinces

    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX–A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that Canada and Nova Scotia have lost ground in efforts to reduce child poverty. Promises to Keep: The Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Card 2003 finds that child poverty today is worse than…

  • Fast Facts: Teenaged photojournalists document the inner city

    Sixteen youth from North and West End Winnipeg were given an important assignment: tell the stories of their neighbourhoods to the rest of Winnipeg. The results are insightful and compelling; the inner city is as beautiful as it is ugly, a place of play and a place of fear and…