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Poverty fight a long way from over, activists warn

mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:02:06 -0400

Poverty activists are encouraged by the latest StatsCan numbers showing poverty is on the decline in Canada, but warn that more ambitious programs are needed to end poverty once and for all.

Joe Gunn ready for next step in social justice with Oblate Centre

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:31:20 -0500

OTTAWA – After 10 years at the helm of Citizens for Public Justice, Joe Gunn, 64, is leaving Feb. 11 to head up the new Oblate Centre at Saint Paul University in Ottawa.

Joe Gunn: Strategy to eradicate Canadian poverty needs an action plan

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:06:55 -0500

The world commemorated the United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Oct. 17, but you could be forgiven for not noticing.

Federal government makes ambitious plans for poverty reduction

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:00:36 -0400

Over the next 12 years the federal government promises to raise 2.1 million Canadians out of poverty and take Canada��Ƶapp poverty rate from one in every eight Canadians to one in every 17 Canadians by 2030.