Canada Without Poverty welcomes the tabling of the Budget Implementation Act (Bill C-97), which features legislation creating a Poverty Reduction Act, as well as a National Housing Strategy Act. However, CWP cautions that critical changes must be made before the measures proposed in the legislation can effectively address the needs of millions in Canada in poverty … Read more
Canada Without Poverty welcomes the introduction of a variety of policy initiatives for people in poverty, including increased access to high-speed internet, lower interest rates for Canada Student Loans, and enhancements to the Canada Pension Plan. “The commitment to a National Pharmacare Plan in the Budget is a critical step forward for the one in … Read more
Ahead of the federal government’s legislation of Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, Campaign 2000 and the Dignity for All Campaign, co-led by Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Poverty, have sent an open letter to Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) with recommendations to strengthen Bill C-87, An Act respecting the reduction of poverty. Darlene … Read more
A coalition of human rights organizations, including Canada Without Poverty, released their report of recommendations to the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, calling for a crisis-level response to the increasing rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls. “This is a human rights crisis in Canada,” said Leilani Farha, Executive Director … Read more
The Government of Canada has abandoned its appeal of the ruling in Canada Without Poverty’s landmark case on freedom of expression for charitable organizations. In July 2018, Justice Ed Morgan of the Ontario Superior Court declared the restrictions in the Income Tax Act on non-partisan political activities of charities to be in violation of the right to freedom of … Read more
Canada Without Poverty welcomes the government’s Ways and Means motion indicating that it will “remove the limits on political activities for charities, so that they may pursue their charitable purposes by engaging in non-partisan political activities and in the development of public policy.” “This is a huge victory for the charitable sector and Canada as a … Read more
A coalition of organizations who represent persons living in poverty, urban Indigenous people, persons living with mental illness and persons experiencing homelessness are intervening in the Supreme Court of Canada case R v. Le. The immediate issue of the case is whether an invited guest in a friend’s backyard has a reasonable expectation of being … Read more
Canada Without Poverty welcomes the launch of the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy as a hallmark moment for the country, and calls for the strategy to serve as a platform for the development of significantly stronger anti-poverty measures, policies, and programs. “The release of this strategy is the realization of tireless work on the part of Canada’s strong … Read more
The Government of Canada announced it would appeal the landmark case which struck down restrictions on charities’ political activities in the Income Tax Act as a violation of the Charter right to freedom of expression. At the same time, they announced the repeal of those very provisions. In July, the Ontario Superior Court ruled in favour of … Read more
The Ontario Superior Court has struck down restrictions on the ability of charities to publicly criticize or recommend changes to laws and policies, ruling in favour the challenge by Canada Without Poverty. “This is an incredible victory – not only for CWP, but for Canadian democracy. There is no question that the relief of poverty is … Read more
