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  • Fast Facts: The View From Here 2015

    Manitobans call for a Renewed Poverty Reduction Plan WINNIPEG—To address persistent poverty in this province, community groups have outlined a plan to provide Manitobans with the tools they need for a life of dignity and opportunity. The View from Here 2015: Manitobans Call for a Renewed Poverty Reduction Plan assembles…

  • Manitoba Budget a Leap Forward for Poverty Reduction

    By substantially raising EIA shelter rates and increasing child care spaces, new apprenticeship programs and support to social enterprises, the province is taking action to assist low income people to overcome barriers to education and employment. Community advocates have argued for years that housing plays a fundamental role in addressing…

  • BC Budget 2021: Stay-the-course budget misses the mark on key areas of urgency outside health

    The BC government tabled a surprisingly stay-the-course budget today, making some improvements on the margins but missing the opportunity to shift BC towards a more inclusive and sustainable economy. While it appropriately includes large sums of time-limited spending relating to the pandemic (and indeed BC has led other provinces on…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Alternative Federal Budget would lift 855,000 Canadians out of poverty

    Think tank calls on feds to alleviate income inequality, not make it worse READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) warns a so-called “do-nothing” federal budget is anything but, and is likely to worsen Canada’s slowing economy. The CCPA’s 2014 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) shows…

  • Basic income panel calls for major reforms to income security in BC

    When the final report of BC’s Basic Income Panel came out in January, the media coverage was largely reduced to a few dismissive headlines that the panel had rejected basic income. Behind the headlines, however, is a comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of the state of poverty in BC and the…

  • Seeking a Real Families First Agenda this First BC Family Day

    By Seth Klein and Adrienne Montani On February 11, British Columbians will enjoy a well-deserved new stat holiday. With the inaugural Family Day, Premier Christy Clark has made good on a promise made during her bid for the BC Liberal leadership. The winter stretch needed a new long weekend, and…

  • A Youth Lens on Poverty in Winnipeg

    Inner City Youth Photography Exhibition Launch Winnipeg, MB – A collection of photographs taken by Winnipeg youth offers a fresh perspective on some of city’s lowest income neighbourhoods. They tell stories of what makes for good places to live, and what needs to change. The exhibition, coordinated by the Canadian…

  • Pandemic hits marginalized populations hardest

    First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 9, 2021 Vulnerability to COVID-19 is not shared equally. The past year has shown that those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 are those who live in poverty, in overcrowded housing, or in poorly regulated privately-owned and operated personal care homes. As…

  • Fast Facts: Adult Education— Unearth this Buried Treasure

    Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 26, 2022 Adult education in Manitoba is a largely buried treasure. Outstanding work is done throughout the province, but the full potential is not being realized. A re-imagined and revitalized adult education strategy would produce many important benefits, including strengthened families, enhanced…

  • 3 positive steps toward ending poverty in Canada

    Program Change People lifted out of poverty (LIM-AT) New Canada Child Benefit 397,000 GIS Top-up for single seniors 37,000 New Alberta Child Benefit 19,000 Total 453,000 Age Group % reduction # Reduction Children (under 18) 22% 233,000 Adults (18 to 64) 6% 180,000 Seniors (65+) 5% 40,000 All 9% 453,000

  • Public Interest Research Project (BC)

    Report & resources: Working Poverty in Metro Vancouver

  • Fighting energy poverty

    Today we released a new Climate Justice Project report, Fighting Energy Poverty in the Transition to Zero-Emission Housing: A Framework for BC, by yours truly, Eugene Kung (a lawyer with the BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre and a steering committee member of the CJP) and Jason Owen (who worked on this project as a…