Tag Archives: canada
Food Security is a Major Issue
Several of us from Family Matters attended a food security forum in Greenwich last week. It was an interesting two days, filled with many perspectives on food. According to the World Health Organization, food security is when all people at … Continue reading
Annapolis County: What’s Next?
Annapolis County residents are asking, “What’s next?” Is there any end to the hits we have to take? How long will it be before we are non-existent? Pearson Peacekeeping Centre is closing in Cornwallis because of lack of federal funding. … Continue reading
The Groundswell Continues
Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network shares progress with provincial cabinet minister! You will see from the following article that other communities have come together to slay the beast that is poverty. Every bit of work helps (Martell): The Peterborough Poverty Reduction … Continue reading
Homeless Connect
The following article is taken from www.ctv.ca and shows a community driven effort to give some dignity to the homeless and unemployed people in the city of Edmonton. The people in this article are doing what they can to help … Continue reading
Drug spending: How much do you spend on medical drugs each year?
The following article is brought to you by IStock.com and shows how the bare necessities of life are becoming to much for the average citizen of Canada. At the end of the article they show what the average cost of … Continue reading
Conference Board of Canada – Child Poverty
Child poverty is defined as the proportion of children aged 17 and under living in households where disposable income is less than half the median in a given country. Did you know: � Canada scores a C grade and ranks … Continue reading
Vulnerability Of Immigrants
Whether MP Ruby Dhalla is being truthful or not, this highlights the vulnerability immigrants face when entering this county on a work visa. How strong are the laws protecting men and women from earning less than minimum wage, and being … Continue reading
JVK’s Thoughts On Poverty
Hi I’m 11 years old and my screen name is JVK. I’m going to talk about what poverty means to me. I think poverty is a big problem in our world and is an issue that people have to talk … Continue reading →