I believe that freedom from poverty is a human right.
I believe in equality among all people.
I believe we are all entitled to social and economic security.
I believe in dignity for all.
NOW is the time to end poverty in Canada.

I SUPPORT

dignity for all:
the campaign for a poverty-free Canada

Food Security: Creating Solutions Together

By Simon Lewchuk | Friday, December 14th, 2012

*Cross-posted from the Citizens for Public Justice website

Yesterday was busy in Ottawa as advocates, academics, and civil society leaders met to discuss and identify solutions for hunger and food insecurity in Canada.

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Ottawa community forum: Food security in Canada

You’re invited to Food Security in Canada: Putting hunger on the federal agenda, a community forum that will gather leaders, academics, and activists on food security and poverty issues. Learn about what others are doing and how you can get involved. Guests include:

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Campaign Policy Summit on Food Security

By Megan Yarema | Monday, December 3rd, 2012

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 be put forward in a federal poverty strategy framework. 

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Campaign 2000 releases 2012 child poverty report cards

By Megan Yarema | Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

*Cross posted from the Canada Without Poverty website

Twenty-three years ago the federal government made a commitment to end child poverty by the year 2000.  Now, decades later, the government is reminded of its failure to follow through on this unanimous motion through annual child poverty reports released by Campaign 2000 and its partners.  What is now evident is that more children live in poverty now than in 1989.  In 2010, 979,000 or 14.5% of children in Canada were in poverty, where as in 1989 the number was 912,000 or 13.7%[1].  It is clear that commitments mean nothing without the will to take action.

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Ending Poverty Together: Poverty Elimination Priorities Established

By Brad Wassink | Friday, October 26th, 2012

Each year, anti-poverty advocates around the world mark October 17th as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Here in Canada, Dignity for All: the campaign for a poverty-free Canada organized a range of events throughout the day to highlight the need for a federal poverty elimination strategy in Canada.

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