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People rush past a man sitting on the street wrapped in a blanket.

Canada can choose to prevent youth homelessness. The U.K. shows the way

Line drawing of two sets of scales.

To understand poverty, governments need more than one measure

Volunteers wearing green safety vests sort and pack food donations into cardboard boxes at a food bank warehouse.

Canada is too rich to be failing this badly on economic and social rights

An illustration showing a red line graph knocking apart a bag of groceries.

One poverty measure cannot capture Canada’s economic hardship

Healthcare workers wearing Ebola protective suits hold two young children at a treatment center in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo.

When aid retreats, Ebola advances

A tent, trash, and personal belongings at a homeless encampment on Notre-Dame Street in East Montreal.

Cities are managing the visible signs of social failure with homelessness

The skyline is filled with glass towers and a couple of cranes.

Condos to co-ops: It makes sense to turn unsold units into social housing

Three children and an adult play a game on a carpet in a child-care centre while another adult looks on.

Child benefits work when they are generous and universal

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

La promesse d’une prestation canadienne pour les personnes handicapées

Access to high-speed infrastructure is not the only barrier to connectivity

With more than 250,000 households in arrears, it’s time for rent forgiveness

Low-income households should be a priority for federal energy efficiency funding

Une zone plutôt qu’un seuil : repenser la mesure de la pauvreté
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