Canada needs a Federal Anti-Poverty Plan

Canada needs a Federal Anti-Poverty Plan. 
But we still don’t have a plan.


Why a Federal Anti-Poverty Plan? We need a plan that addresses systemic causes of poverty. The federal government is responsible under international human rights law to eradicate poverty. They control income security payments, tax benefits, pensions, and the vital funding for provincial/territorial health and social service programs. Committees from the House of Commons, Senate, and the United Nations have all said that Canada needs a Federal Anti-Poverty Plan. But we still don’t have a plan.

1 in 8 households in Canada struggle to feed their famlies
833,000 Canadians visit food banks each month
1 in 3 people who use food banks are children

1 in 5 lone parent families live in poverty

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