Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Make Poverty History

The Make Poverty History campaign warned against cuts in the budget to Canada’s aid program and called for investment in proposed initiatives to fight poverty in Canada. The group said that if there are to be cuts to balance the budget, the poorest must not pay the price. Call 416-595-9230 x 381. 

Canadians are joining millions of people around the world at “Stand Up” events this week (September 17-19) calling on world leaders to meet their promises to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are a set of eight ambitious targets aimed at significantly reducing global poverty and disease by 2015. The full release is … Read more