| ID: | HARP-419 |
| Title: | Unions and the fall and rise of poverty |
| Source: | Canadian Speeches , v.13(4) S/O’99 pg 37-41 |
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| Year: | 1999 |
| Pages: | 0 |
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| Keywords: | Canada, economic, social, and cultural rights, human rights, political economy, trade, health, politics, health care, civil and political rights, education, assembly and association |
| Abstract: | Trade unions played an important role in reducing the level of poverty in Canada from two-thirds of Canadians before 1941 to 15% by 1971. They helped establish social programs from health care to education and advanced human rights. But now the level of poverty is back up to 23% and the drive to cut taxes is seen as a drive to shrink medicare and education programs. Speech to the Convention of the Canadian Districts of the International Association of Fire Fighters, Mississauga, September 14, 1999. |
| Secured: | False |
| Download Article: | Copy on file with the APDR project |
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