Poverty in the Media
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In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
A major Senate report tabled today is declaring that Canada’s system for lifting people out of poverty is substantially broken and must be overhauled.
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- Ministers meet for pension crisis talks – thestar.com
December 16, 2009The recession has exposed the fragility of the pension situation. About two-thirds of workers in Canada lack a workplace pension program and 1.6 million Canadian seniors at the low end of the wealth scale are trying to eke out an existence on less than $15,000 a year.
- Job training funded for older workers – CBC News
December 16, 2009A new joint initiative by the federal and Ontario governments will help unemployed older workers develop new skills that will help them find jobs.
- New payday loan limits don’t protect consumers: advocates – CBC News
December 16, 2009Some Ontario consumers could be caught in a never-ending cycle of borrowing from payday loan companies despite a new cap on loan fees and interest that came into effect Tuesday, warns an Ottawa-based public watchdog.
- Goar: Punished for working too diligently – thestar.com
December 16, 2009Premier Dalton McGuinty is aware of the problem. "Unwittingly, we have developed a policy that stomps you into the ground," he told Ontarians who rely on social assistance last spring.
- Quebec targets homelessness in $60.5M plan – CBC News
December 16, 2009Quebec has unveiled a new $60.5 million, three-year plan to fight homelessness, including measures to improve mid- and long-term housing options for people on the street.
- Five benchmarks for social assistance
- eBulletin – Commitments Made; Action Taken?
- Premier Urged to Enact Early Learning Report
- Open Letter to Premier on Early Childhood Learning
- Consultations Announced for New Ontario Housing Strategy
- ISAC Forum on Social Assistance
- Town Hall a success as Toronto families remind MPs: Good jobs and public services reduce poverty
- Poverty Reduction Strategies in Quebec and Newfoundland-Labrador
This report, prepared by Chantal Collin of the Political and Social Affairs Division of Parliament, provides a quick introduction to the poverty reduction strategies of Newfoundland-Labrador and Quebec.
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