Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. As Ms. Eng and Ms. Munn-Venn have pointed out, the cost of housing is certainly one of the main causes. Housing costs are often considered the most onerous, especially for people living in poverty. Another cause that I would highlight is access to em

Human Resources committee  I'll try to start by addressing your first question about the culture of hope. I'm not sure who it was that did say that. One comment I would make on that is I think a critical piece of this--and this is referenced in the campaign that Karri had put forward--and that is public at

Human Resources committee  It is perhaps not really a lack of resources. Personal resources may be an issue too. For example, there may be very good language training available designed to make access to jobs easier, but perhaps you cannot take the training if you do not have the bus fare to get to it on t

Human Resources committee  Do you mean statistical trends or...?

Human Resources committee  We have not yet been able to talk about our report called “Vital Signs“. The report contains local and national statistics, not just on poverty, but on ten or so subjects, including the environment, transportation and health. The 10 to 12 topics include poverty, specifically pove

Human Resources committee  We did not really analyze the reason for the failure, nor did we make specific recommendations about changes that could be made. “Vital Signs“ did not either. In fact, “Vital Signs“ is intended to be non-political. The intention of the report is to show the facts, to put them int

Human Resources committee  As I said, at the round table in Hamilton, we saw that a lot of good-quality programs were being offered, but there were no links or progressions between them. Hamilton is not Quebec, but that is the problem you have just mentioned too. The federal government perhaps has a role t

Human Resources committee  Your question is on a guaranteed basic income?

Human Resources committee  I think at a basic level it is a good idea for many of the reasons that Karri expressed about the impact of poverty on young people, on older people. If we are living in poverty, there are so many effects, not just in terms of our money, but our capacity to participate in society

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Monica. Several of our member community foundations across the country, most notably in Winnipeg and Hamilton, have taken on large-scale, multi-year, comprehensive strategic approaches to reducing poverty in their communities. Community Foundations of Canada, in its w