poverty

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.

Ottawa lacks plan to fight child poverty, coalition says
Monsebraaten, Laurie
Toronto Star, 23 Nov 11

Struggles of the next generation
Kershaw, Paul
Vancouver Sun, 26 Sep 2011

Unicef Innocenti Report Card series

Measuring child poverty: New league tables of child poverty in the world's rich countries

Innocenti Report Card 10

UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2012

The dollars and sense of solving poverty
National Council on Welfare, 2011

How Canada performs: Income inequality
Conference Board of Canada, 2011

Invest more in children: Submission to the Federal Pre-Budget 2012 Consultation
First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, 2011

Hennessy's Index: A number is never just a number -- Inequality
by Hennessy, Trish
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2011