Child poverty is up in Canada even after vowing in 1989 to end it

Way to go, Canada. A new report on child poverty in Canada — released Monday by Campaign 2000 on the 25th anniversary of the unanimous passage of former NDP leader Ed Broadbent‘s motion to end child poverty by the year 2000 — has actually increased since 1989.  Back in 1989, 15.8% of children lived in poverty. Today’s report shows the […]