Alternative Federal Budget Says to Invest in Canadians
As Canadians prepare for the release of the federal budget this month they should immerse themselves in the 2012 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) that was launched today. Offering details of a Canada...
View ArticleFederal All-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus to Launch June 12
*Cross posted from Canada Without Poverty's website:We are pleased to report that a new federal All-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus is being formed and that it will hold its first event on Parliament Hill on...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Provincial/Territorial Finance Ministers / Lettre ouverte aux...
** Français à suivre **Press Release: Open Letter to Provincial/Territorial Ministers of Finance from National Civil Society Organizations Regarding Concerns over Bill C-38 en lire plus
View ArticleAll-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus Launches
Last week, several Dignity for All partners had the privilege of attending the kick-off reception for the All-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus (APC) on Parliament Hill. The APC will bring together...
View ArticleLettre à M. Darrell Dexter, premier ministre de la N.-É.: le Canada doit se...
Du 25 au 27 juillet, le Conseil de la Fédération (le conseils des premiers ministres et chefs des treize provinces et territoires du Canada) tiendra sa rencontre semi-annuelle à Halifax, en...
View ArticlePremiers meet in Halifax, but will they talk about poverty?
Today is the first day of the annual meeting of the Council of the Federation - a group comprised of the 13 premiers from all provinces and territories. From July 25-27 premiers have gathered in...
View ArticleCampaign Members Submit Suggestions for the next Federal Budget
In preparation for the next budget set to be released in 2013, the federal government's Finance Committee called for submissions from civil society to help set the direction. As part of this annual...
View ArticleTake a stand against poverty this October 17 / Opposez-vous à la pauvreté le...
Français à suivreDear friends,October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.en lire plus
View ArticleParliamentarians Unite to Speak Out Against Poverty / Les parlementaires...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEParliamentarians Unite to Speak Out Against PovertyCampaign Urges Government to Take Action on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty en lire plus
View ArticleCampaign 2000 releases 2012 child poverty report cards
*Cross posted from the Canada Without Poverty websiteTwenty-three years ago the federal government made a commitment to end child poverty by the year 2000. Now, decades later, the government is...
View ArticleCampaign Policy Summit on Food Security
In line with the campaign goal to see the development of a federal poverty plan, Dignity for All members and supporters have come together on separate occasions to consider what recommendations should...
View ArticleCanada Needs a National Housing Strategy
*Cross posted from Canada Without Poverty's website.Thousands of people visibly and invisibly homeless, millions more housing insecure and housing affordability is dropping; Canada is in the midst of a...
View ArticleOpen Letter to MPs: Let's End Homelessness
---Français à suivre---Open Letter to Canada’s Members of Parliament,This Wednesday, February 27th, Bill-C400, which calls for federal leadership in developing a national housing strategy, will be...
View ArticleThe TRUTH about Bill C-400
On behalf of the Conservative government, Tony Clement has spoken out against C-400 calling it a “dangerous new NDP spending scheme” for more social housing.This is a completely false characterization...
View ArticleA National Conversation on Housing has Begun
Last night, after much effort and support, Bill C-400 for a national housing strategy was defeated by a vote of 153 to 129. To read the hansard from last night and see which MPs voted in favour click...
View ArticleThe Spectator’s View: Housing strategy died in the name of ideology
Bill C-400 is dead. It’s not surprising that the NDP-sponsored bill calling for a National Housing Strategy was defeated by the Conservative majority. Private member bills hardly ever get past second...
View ArticleAlternative Federal Budget seeks to reduce poverty together
Today, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released the annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) 2013 in advance of the federal budget expected in late March. This year’s AFB, entitled,...
View ArticleDefending Social Programs for a Stronger Canada / Défendre les programmes...
The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) recently launched www.defendingsocialprograms.ca to draw attention to the Canadian Social Transfer and its potential to address Canada’s growing income...
View ArticleTake Action: Tell Canada’s Premiers to Prioritize Housing/Action : Demander...
---Français à suivre---Dear Friends,Dignity for All: the campaign for a poverty-free Canada is calling on the premiers to push the federal government for action on housing, something that’s desperately...
View ArticlePremiers call on Federal Government to Outline Housing Strategy
UPDATE: Today marked the last day of the Council of the Federation meetings in Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario. Housing was set to be on the agenda for discussion, and it appears the premiers have...
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