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/CNW/ - Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has taken action to support Canadians and the Canadian economy. The economic shock.
/CNW/ - In 2018, the Government of Canada made a historic commitment toward reducing poverty through Opportunity for All Canada s First Poverty Reduction.
March 4, 2021 · 0 Comments
by Mark Pavilons
“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.” Nelson Mandela
And, according to Clint Borgen, poverty is relatively cheap to address and “incredibly expensive to ignore.”
I think the pandemic has given us all a big jolt, a reawakening of sorts. Poverty, in all of its guises, is abundant, right here at home.
The economic losses during COVID-19, and the fact our levels of government are printing cheques like there’s no tomorrow, indicates we’re in this really deep. And the need runs just as deep.
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Recommendations will help Government of Canada meet poverty reduction target
GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 24, 2021 /CNW/ - In 2018, the Government of Canada made a historic commitment toward reducing poverty through
Opportunity for All – Canada s First Poverty Reduction Strategy. Yesterday, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, tabled in Parliament the first report on Canada s progress, entitled
Building Understanding: The First Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty.
The Poverty Reduction Strategy included concrete poverty reduction targets and established Canada s Official Poverty Line to measure poverty and track progress toward the targets. It also created the National Advisory Council on Poverty to provide independent advice to the Government on poverty reduction; to submit an annual report on the progress achieved toward the Government s poverty reduction goals; and to continue a dialogue with Canadians on pover