B.C. still has one of the highest poverty rates in Canada
The latest poverty statistics were released by Statistics Canada last Wednesday, and the data once again shows that British Columbia has one of the highest poverty rates in Canada.Using the Low Income...
View ArticleHarper is destroying the 'welfare state' Harry helped build
Ninety-two year old Harry Leslie Smith is not your usual idea of a political superstar.Late last Saturday afternoon, however, at the closing session of the Broadbent Institute's third annual Progress...
View ArticleShooting for the stars: Inner-city basketball program has big impact
Young people from inner-city Winnipeg made their neighbourhood proud in March. Six youth who grew up playing basketball at the Spence Neighbourhood Association brought home championship banners!Spence...
View ArticleSpringing to action on child care across Canada
Numerous studies have demonstrated that quality child care has a positive correlation with improved childhood outcomes, notably higher social and cognitive scores upon school entry, especially with...
View ArticleManitoba Conservatives open the door to privatization
Social service schemes announced this week by the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to encourage private child care and introduce Social Impact Bonds soften the ground towards privatization. The...
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Ontario's poverty reduction strategy: Still missing a federal partner
Chip in to keep stories like these coming.#elxn42's campaign promises on income inequality have, so far, largely focused on the middle class.While this may be politically expedient (for instance, 88...
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Five reasons we can't ignore Indigenous families and children this election
Chip in to keep stories like these coming.First Nations communities face some of the most distressing levels of child poverty in this country. A history of colonialism, racism, residential schools, and...
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No real improvement on poverty in Canada
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.Here's one election story you probably missed.Over the past few weeks, a number of organizations...
View ArticleChild and family poverty still on rise in Nova Scotia
Child and family poverty still on rise in Nova Scotia Child and family poverty in Nova Scotia has increased. The most recent data reveal that 37,650 children, more than 1 in 5, were living in poverty...
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Ending child poverty top of my holiday wish list
rabble is expanding our Parliamentary Bureau and we need your help! Support us on Patreon today!It's the season for Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa! A time for family, friends, special foods, gifts,...
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We care about more than just pocket money Premier Christy Clark
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.Does Premier Christy Clark believe that money is the only thing on the minds of voters? Does she...
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New BCTF president Glen Hansman takes aim at gender inequality and child poverty
Thursday, March 17, 2016 New BCTF president Glen Hansman discusses what's ahead including addressing gender inequality, lack of education funding in B.C. and the child poverty problem. Like this...
View ArticleShameful neglect: Indigenous child poverty in Canada
Shameful neglect: Indigenous child poverty in Canada A new report from the CCPA finds that 51% of Indigenous children live in poverty and astonishingly that rises to as high as 60% for children on...
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Manitoba ranks highest for Indigenous child poverty
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Three positive steps toward ending poverty in Canada
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.In 1989, when the House of Commons voted unanimously to end child poverty by the year 2000, there was...
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