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Promoting Income Security Across the Life Cycle

Family hands holding moneyWhat does public policy in Canada look like when we prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society—children, low-income individuals, and seniors? Some of the nation’s brightest public policy thinkers gathered to respond to this question at the recent Dignity for All Campaign Policy Summit in Ottawa. Read more »

"Get work" doesn't work for children in poverty

Sad girl with schoolmatesEleven years past the federal government's deadline of eradicating child poverty by the year 2000,  1 in 10 children continue to live in poverty. Why hasn't more progress been made? Read more »

Affordable Housing: a Key to Sustainable Recovery

A house keyTo achieve a sustainable economic recovery in Canada, all Canadians need an affordable place to call home. Canada’s serious housing problem is cause to reconsider priorities for the next federal budget. Included in this budget are plans to cut corporate taxes. CPJ’s recommendation: hold the corporate tax cuts and direct funds toward affordable housing. Read more »

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