Provides relatively little tax relief for low-income families, and skirts single parents altogether More of Canada’s children are living in poverty than ever before. A new report reveals that child poverty rates in Canada remain unconscionably high. Almost one-third of children in Toronto live in low-income households. Population measures of child health in Canada are
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To Reduce Child Poverty Canadian Children Need a Champion
on October 14th, 2015
The time has come for Canada to adopt a child poverty reduction strategy A young girl is referred to a paediatrician’s office for her inability to pay attention in the classroom. The child’s teacher is concerned she has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and possibly, a learning disability. I was a second year medical student
Almost One Million Canadian Kids Living in Poverty
on September 15th, 2014
Problem won’t be resolved without access to jobs that pay a living wage and appropriate community supports for every Canadian By Elizabeth Lee Ford Jones : Hundreds of thousands of Canadian children are growing up without enough. UNICEF’S most recent report on child well-being in rich countries ranked Canada 17 out of 29 countries assessed,
