More white Canadians live in poverty than all other ethnicities combined It turns out that there are more white Canadians in poverty than all other ethnicities combined. Yet, as a new study from the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy also notes, considerable government “antipoverty” resources exclude those Canadians based on … skin colour. Fifty years
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Rein in Payday Lending to Start Tackling Poverty
on September 23rd, 2016
Trudeau government should start to make good on its promise to help poor families I met Ben and Sherry when I was facilitating a focus group discussion in Winnipeg with consumers who use payday loans. Their stories help illustrate a serious national problem. A payday loan is for a small amount (up to $1,500) that
What We Can Learn From a Basic Income Guarantee Pilot
on March 3rd, 2016
Improving health may be one of the most important outcomes The Basic Income Guarantee is having a moment. Hot on the heels of Quebec’s plans to work towards a basic income guarantee and a Globe and Mail Editorial Board endorsement came an announcement last week of a pilot as part of Ontario’s provincial budget. On
Liberals Must keep their Promise to end Income-Splitting
on November 6th, 2015
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
Finally Time for a Guaranteed Annual Income
on August 11th, 2015
But what exactly is a Guaranteed Annual Income? Could the Guaranteed Annual Income – once considered a radical notion – now be an idea whose time has come? The Dutch city of Utrecht recently announced it is starting an experiment to determine whether introducing a basic income produces a more effective society. Closer to home,
Economic Surge, But Inequality On The Rise
on June 20th, 2011
Inequalities are responsible for these distresses. Inequalities’ painful scenes on Ghanaian streets and homes are captured by the celebrated Indian economist Amartya Sen in a foreword to “From Poverty to Power.” “…lives are battered, happiness stifled, creativity destroyed, freedoms eradicated by misfortunes of poverty.”
Superstition? It’s Complicated…and Dangerous
on January 2nd, 2011
Canadian journalist Karen Palmer weighs in with her new book, Spellbound: Inside West Africa’s Witch Camps, on the plight of women banished from their homes on the basis of witchcraft accusations ”proven” by a trial that often features a traditional ceremony involving the slaughter of a chicken
Archbishop Palmer-Buckle’s “Funeral Oration”
on November 6th, 2010
Charles Palmer-Buckle, the Archbishop of Accra Catholic Diocese, took a long view of the Ghanaian funeral scenery, against the backdrop of living despair, and thundered that too much money is lavishly spent on the dead and funerals that “deprive descendants of the deceased the badly needed resources they need
Combating Poverty New Battle Gear for an Ancient War
on November 5th, 2010
Since antiquity the problem of poverty has engaged the consciences of statesmen and thinkers, but few have dared to draw the obvious context – and fuel – for it: inequality.
The First Lady and The Pregnant African Women
most African pregnancy universe, inhibiting traditional believes such as witchcraft interfering with pregnancies rejects modern ante-natal and delivery care. The consequences could be dire. This is partly responsible for the swell in African maternal mortality rates despite attempts by modern medicine to halt it.