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https://vimeo.com/3593782 This is the first chapter from a narrated video slideshow about British Columbia’s welfare system. View the rest of the slideshow here: http://vimeo.com/channels/welfare.
https://vimeo.com/3346138 This is the first chapter in a narrated slideshow about poverty in British Columbia and what we can do about it. View the rest of the slideshow here: http://vimeo.com/channels/bcpovertyreduction.
https://vimeo.com/3670682 Matthew, who receives disability benefits through British Columbia's welfare program, shares his thoughts about why it is so important to look after people when they hit tough times. This video is part of a slideshow about welfare (or social assistance) and poverty in British Columbia, Canada. Watch the full slideshow here. Video by Goh Iromoto.
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https://vimeo.com/3670669 Judy Graves is a housing advocate with the City of Vancouver in BC, Canada. Judy talks about why welfare (or social assistance) is so important -- and not just to people who find themselves going through a rough time. This video is part of a slideshow about welfare (or social assistance) and poverty in British Columbia, Canada. Watch the full slideshow here. Video by Goh Iromoto.
Erna Calingasan talks about the struggle to get by working two low-wage jobs. Part of a video series by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives about poverty in British Columbia, Canada. Video by Goh Iromoto.
Many people think that our province's economic woes are just beginning. But in fact, even before the current recession started, most BC families were falling behind. A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals that not only are the poorest families in BC worse off than ever before, but the middle class is losing ground as well, and much more so than in the rest of Canada.