Human Resources committee  You're absolutely right. All the parts are interrelated. That's why we've designed what we've called a new architecture for the adult benefits with all the linked pieces. Now, it doesn't call for blending employment insurance and welfare, as you've described it. We still would ke

Human Resources committee  I don't have it with me, but the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation does have definitions of core housing need in terms of affordability. If you're spending 30% or more of your income on housing, it would be unaffordable. They also have some guidelines with respect to the nu

Human Resources committee  I would like to respond briefly to your question about assets, because there are a lot of community-based groups across the country that are trying to help low-income families to build assets to have their own personal safety net. The problem is that these organizations get thems

Human Resources committee  That's to increase it to $5,000 per child.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question. We agree entirely about a strategy on poverty that would include a number of components. In fact, we've prepared a report, called Poverty Policy, that talks about ten major components of a strategy. They are related and interlinked. So we agree entir

Human Resources committee  Yes, indeed, but the--

Human Resources committee  The related investment would be in the associated services of high-quality, affordable child care. It's impossible for women--or a family, generally, but you're asking about women in particular--to pursue education and training, or even remain in employment, unless they have acce

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question. It's a concern we've had for years, since the Canada Assistance Plan was changed. Originally, it was transformed into the Canada health and social transfer. We wrote a paper, back in the mid-nineties, called “The Dangers of Block Funding”, which ide

Human Resources committee  Thank you. We've been concerned for years about the fact that persons with disabilities in Canada face disproportionately higher rates of poverty than do other Canadians. One of the problems is that they can't get into the labour market and can't contribute to many of the social