Canada Without Poverty (CWP) is encouraged to see that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) has instructed Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), to commit to the relief of poverty on a national scale as a top priority of his mandate. The creation and implementation of the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy will be a crucial … Read more
Canada Without Poverty responded to a United Nations Human Rights Committee formal review of Canada’s civil and political human rights record over the last 10 years. The UN Committee has identified the restrictions on charities in the Income Tax Act as a fundamental assault on the right to freedom of expression. Canada Without Poverty is … Read more
Canada Without Poverty’s executive director, Leilani Farha, expressed disappointment with the April 21st federal budget, saying it did nothing for the millions of Canadians living in poverty. “Rather than ensuring the resources and wealth in this country move toward balancing the inequality scales, this budget invests in those who are already wealthy,” said Farha. “It stubbornly ignores those who can’t find … Read more
Dignity for All, a collaborative campaign between Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Poverty, released their much-anticipated National Anti-Poverty Plan for Canada. “Over the past five years, Dignity for All has received support and input from thousands of people in Canada” said Joe Gunn, executive director of Citizens for Public Justice. “We are very excited by the … Read more
Canada’s Indigenous woman are four times more likely to be murdered or go missing than the average Canadian woman, and yet governments at all levels continue to wait for this issue to solve itself, Canada Without Poverty says. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights released “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia,” another startling report … Read more
The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) released their decision in Tanudjaja vs Canada Attorney General. Canada Without Poverty is deeply disappointed and concerned by the decision. In effect, the decision denies people living in poverty the opportunity to assert their Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms rights in the Courts. Call 613-986-7761.
Parliamentarians began their study of Bill C-43, the Omnibus Budget Bill. As part of this study, Canada Without Poverty led the testimony at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance to once again express their grave concerns with provisions within the bill. This bill will violate Canada’s International and domestic human rights obligations, if passed … Read more
Canada without Poverty and the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) expressed their deep dismay at provisions in Bill C-43, the budget bill that could lead to newly arrived refugees being deprived of social assistance. “I’m thinking of the pregnant women and the mothers with small children who arrive in Canada knowing no one, having fled persecution … Read more
Canada Without Poverty (CWP) was gravely concerned with the actions of those who have attacked Canadian Military forces in Ottawa, and Montreal over the past week. But the actions of Mr. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau were not those of a terrorist, but rather of an individual living in poverty with clear mental health issues – someone who … Read more
Canada Without Poverty released a response to Treasury Board President Tony Clement's (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) comments about Bill C-400, An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians (Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act). More information is available online. Call 604-558-0252.
