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A shiny new foodbank with food organized on shelves with aisles like a supermarket.

Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

Des passants traversent une intersection animée au centre-ville, sous un ciel gris. Les immeubles environnants, dont un avec le logo de Google, se reflètent dans une flaque d’eau au premier plan. Les décorations lumineuses des arbres évoquent la période des Fêtes.

Quebec since 1995: decline or progress?

: Des figurines miniatures debout sur des piles de pièces de différentes hauteurs. Un concept illustrant les inégalités économiques.

Federalism: obstacle or engine of redistribution?

A couple dozen people line up behind a white food delivery van. A woman in the foreground walks away with stuffed bags.

Ending food insecurity is a democratic imperative

An illustration of the figure of a miniature human standing on the edge of a bread basket hauling up another person.

Don’t miss the good news on poverty reduction in 2025

Seen from behind, an older white woman in a wheelchair facing an open window with the curtains pulled back.

Reducing poverty means looking at all its complexities

Why doesn’t equalization apply to Indian reserves?

Mark Carney, vêtu d’un complet foncé et portant plusieurs dossiers, marche dans un couloir en direction de la caméra, avant une réunion du cabinet sur la Colline du Parlement.

Remember who the tax system is for

Smith stands in front of a row of large blue Alberta flags draped on their poles. She is holding a black plastic binder. She’s wearing a black jacket and a green shirt with a necklace.

Who would benefit from the UCP personal income tax proposal in Alberta?

Racial disparities are barriers to progress that can’t be ignored

Harnessing growth to create positive neighbourhood change

Quebec’s other quiet revolution

Who won and lost with the Canada Emergency Response Benefit

Non-profits were tested by COVID-19 but proved resilient

A cafeteria worker hands a plate with tomatoes, a piece of orange, and a sandwich to a child.

A national school food policy is no substitute for reducing food insecurity

Canada needs to change the focus of its education aid to South Asia

Cartoon depicting a cute money jar with a heart on it, held up by two hands, surrounded by hands with coins and dollar bills, piggy banks and envelopes.

As inflation grips Canada, people turn to crowdfunding to meet basic needs

Who is receiving social assistance?

Canada needs to address the issue of modern slavery

A village of low-rise apartment buildings and a few shops sit between forest and the waterfront.

The need for Indigenous-led housing

With COVID-19, we’ve never been “all in this together”

Moins de pauvres en pandémie

The poorest of the poor use Hamilton food banks

Help for the poor works best when combined with help for all

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