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Sunny Freeman

Canada Gets Unimpressive Marks On Global Report Card

HuffingtonPost.com | Sunny Freeman | Posted 02.04.2013 | Canada Business
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Canada gets an uninspiring ‘B’ on a new report card measuring social performance among a group of major developed countries, a ranking the think t...

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Giving Refugee Children a Holiday to Remember

Debbie Wolfe | Posted 02.23.2013 | Canada Impact
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The little girl from Iran was ready to meet Santa. She had heard all about the jolly man in a red suit, but never actually seen him in person. Anahita Azita emerged from the Christie Refugee Welcome Centre in Toronto, dressed in a princess costume someone had donated. Her face was a picture of joyous anticipation.

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Poverty Now Worse For Children In Canada Than National Rate

The Huffington Post Canada | Rebecca Zamon | Posted 05.30.2012 | Canada Living
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If we believe the children are our future, then it might be time to put some money where our mouths are. In a report released by UNICEF today on ch...

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What Happened To Canada's Promise To Eradicate Child Poverty?

CBC | Posted 01.23.2012 | Canada Business
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It has been more than 20 years since the House of Commons unanimously resolved to end child poverty by 2000, but a national advocacy grou...

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