Toward a Poverty-Free Canada

Our partner in the Dignity for All campaign, Rob Rainer of Canada Without Poverty had a column published last week in The Mark.  "Toward a Poverty-free Canada" announces the campaign, and argues for the elimination of poverty from a human rights perspective.

"That poverty is found at all in Canada – the ninth wealthiest nation on Earth in 2007, with 1.1 million “millionaire households” – ought to be cause for widespread shame. But poverty we have, manifested by the food bank, the shelter, the Plexiglass panels of the welfare and unemployment office."

Rob's explanation of the Canadian Charter and its guarantee of "security of the person" is particularly worth reading.

Rob convincingly argues that there is no more worthwhile Canadian iniative than working to end poverty by our 150th anniversary in 2017.