Child poverty and early learning and child care in Canada
Nov 23, 2011
It has been over twenty years since the 1989 pledge to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000 was announced in the House of Commons. Women and children have consistently been at the top of the list for those either living in or vulnerable to poverty. Canadian advocacy groups, coalitions and public service providers that work with women and children have continued to push for poverty reduction plans from both the federal and provincial government that include increased investments in early learning and child care.