| ID: |
HARP-321 |
| Title: |
Demanding Government Action for the Homeless |
| Source: |
Law Now , v.27(6) Je/Jl’03 |
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| Year: |
2003 |
| Pages: |
0 |
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| Keywords: |
Canada, economic, social, and cultural rights, employment, government, human rights, justice, Alberta, poverty, immigration, housing |
| Abstract: |
The poor and homeless in Canada have been forgotten by governments who care more about appeasing big business than social justice. The statistics of poverty are a national disgrace: * Some 50,000 people live on the streets across Canada, with 250,000 people experiencing homelessness some time during the year. * 2.2 million people live in poor or substandard housing. * 5 million people live in poverty, an increase of 25 percent in the past decade. * Child poverty has never been higher with one in ten children living in “persistent poverty” and immigrant children twice as likely to live below the poverty line. The persistence of poverty in Alberta – where the deficit is down, taxes are low, employment is high, and oil and gas prices are generating more revenues for the province – is outrageous. It is time to give people back their dignity and create a fully funded housing program. |
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False |
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Keywords: Alberta, Canada, cultural rights, economic, employment, government, housing, human rights, immigration, justice, poverty, social
