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Canada's Poor Have Just Become Poorer

Megan Yarema | Posted 06.28.2012 | Canada Politics
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Megan Yarema

The shock of the 2012 federal budget is just setting in, but the repercussions will be felt for years to come. A particularly unsettling decision was to dismantle the National Council of Welfare (NCW). What other organization has the resources to produce an annual, detailed analysis of social assistance, as well as regular reports on the root causes of poverty?

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Canada's Poverty Problem Is Not Going to Fix Itself

Sen. Art Eggleton | Posted 01.30.2012 | Canada Politics
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Sen. Art Eggleton

If we can solve the problem early and prevent children from growing up in poverty in the first place, the savings both financially and in the quality of life they will go on to have will be dramatically increased.

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