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Canada is one of the world’s richest countries, yet millions of Canadians are poor. We meet three of them, looking at the measures they must take to survive and at the roots of poverty in Canada. ....
The federal government unveiled billions of dollars in new affordability measures Tuesday to target low and modest income earners, but those on the front lines of the poverty fight say the relief pales in comparison to what s needed.
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SASKATOON Indigenous people, low-income Canadians and those those living in rural Ontario and Quebec are disproportionately hit by Greyhound Canada shutting down its last routes in the country, advocates say. Earlier this month, the bus service announced it was permanently shutting down all operations in Canada, and the move comes after a year of suspended service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although competitor Megabus announced an extra stop in Ottawa providing service to Scarborough, Ont. and Kingston, Ont. they aren’t adding any service east of the city. “We can t forget our rural and remote populations,” said Emilly Renaud, national co-ordinator for Canada Without Poverty, an Ottawa-based non-profit anti-poverty organization. ....