Finance committee  The housing crisis is one that's really in mind for many living in poverty in Canada. For the numbers piece, I'll turn it over to Peter—I'll give him a heads-up about that—because we also contributed to the alternative federal budget, and he has some sharp numbers for you. That

Finance committee  That's a great question. Thank you for bringing up the Canadian poverty reduction strategy. As Harriett mentioned, we're extremely excited about this. This is something that's been called for by civil society for many years. In fact, long before Prime Minister Trudeau issued the

Finance committee  Eradicating poverty is key to strengthening the Canadian economy and increasing competitiveness. It is also crucial to advancing gender equality and women's empowerment, central pillars of Canada's G7 presidency. As the government considers a senior engagement strategy between c

Finance committee  That's a very important question, because we know that housing is critical to people's dignity. It's critical to participation in the community. It's critical to all aspects of life. For people who don't have access to housing, temporary or stable and long-term housing, the cycle

Finance committee  One of the recommendations we developed through the Dignity for All model national anti-poverty plan—which was a plan we developed in collaboration with a number of organizations, academics, and people with lived experience of poverty—was the negotiation of a living wage amount.

Finance committee  That's the million-dollar question, or perhaps the billion-dollar question. One of the pieces that we've learned going through United Nations treaty body reviews is that Canada has an obligation to ensure that we are dedicating a minimum and adequate amount of resources towards

Finance committee  We recommend 11 immediate steps the government can take to support the economic contributions of people in Canada. These measures would also implement recommendations of United Nations treaty bodies. Our recommendations are as follows. One, implement a human rights approach to b

Status of Women committee  In terms of what the strategies and best approaches are within the poverty reduction strategy and housing strategy, I want to reflect a bit on what we're saying when we're saying a rights-based approach and what that actually means concretely, because I think our overall recommen

Status of Women committee  I would say it's political will towards a rights-based approach that recognizes women's economic and social rights.

Status of Women committee  Yes, and thank you for that question. As part of our work at Canada Without Poverty, we produce our poverty progress profiles, which are a review of provinces and territories, and how poverty reduction strategies are playing out and how they measure up to our international human

Status of Women committee  —is that it's with this overall approach that they're going to do something about poverty, and all of these piecemeal policies are going to fit in a framework—

Status of Women committee  I'll just add one thing. The other piece is that we can look to a couple of international mechanisms and review processes at the United Nations for how to address these numbers for marginalized groups. You're right in saying that, among the women who are living in poverty, those

Status of Women committee  The world is looking to Canada to be a leader, and this government has an opportunity to break the barriers that stand in the way of women's economic empowerment. Canada has a shared responsibility to the sustainable development goals, in particular goal one to end poverty, and g

Justice committee  That's an excellent question. As Harriett mentioned earlier, poverty can be experienced in so many different ways, with so many different types of violations. Clearly, of course, the number one that we're thinking of in terms of extending the ambit of the program is the right to

Justice committee  It's an interesting point that you bring up, but I think it is important that we don't lose sight of the fact that under international human rights obligations all levels of government are responsible for poverty. Every level of government is responsible for the right to housing,