Good intentions, inconvenient evidence
At the launch of Ontario’s poverty reduction strategy the Government had good intentions on measuring progress and using evidence to inform action: “[…] when you start measuring outcomes, services and...
View ArticleTaking stock: Opportunities for enhanced monitoring on poverty reduction in...
The online dialogue “ON Poverty Reduction – Strategy at Work” was launched in May 2014 and is expected to continue during the fall. By bringing together academics, practitioners and representatives...
View ArticlePoverty Reduction in Manitoba: Making progress, but are we there yet?
The Manitoba government has made some significant progress around poverty reduction over the last decade or so. Depending on the poverty measure used, between 6,000 and 27,000 Manitobans were lifted...
View ArticleTargets, Timelines and Tracking Progress on Poverty Reduction and Ending...
The Wynne Government unveiled Ontario’s second Poverty Reduction Strategy on September 3, 2014. The new Strategy puts a focus on ending homelessness. Deputy Premier Deb Matthews, the Minister...
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UNICEF gives Canada a passing grade, child poverty actually fell during the...
Let’s see if we can make sense of this. UNICEF has just given Canada a passing grade, mind you barely a pass, when it comes to the fight against child poverty. In a report released today it claims that...
View ArticleStrategies for ending homelessness – no time to waste
Ontario’s second Poverty Reduction Strategy identified ending homelessness as a long term goal, but stopped short of offering specifics as to how this goal would be approached. In the strategy, the...
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Discrepancies in Poverty Measurement Show Need for Federal Initiative
In November, my home province of Saskatchewan learned that its child poverty rate was about 10 points higher than we had previously thought. Rather than posting a middling, but comfortable, child...
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Harnessing Poverty Reduction Strategies to Realize Sustainable Development in...
At the United Nations in September this year, the global community will agree to a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at realizing a more sustainable, prosperous and equitable future for...
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Does legislation reduce poverty?
The enactment of legislation is a relatively new instrument used in the fight against poverty. Legislation can enshrine a long term policy goal such as poverty reduction and it can enact reporting and...
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Does public consultation reduce poverty?
Public consultation can help reduce poverty when the information that is shared leads to better policies and better coordination of action between stakeholders. A comparison between Poverty Reduction...
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Federal family policy election promises highlight provincial diversity
Family policy has become a key federal election issue. On the campaign trail, the Conservative government’s expansion of the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) and introduction of income splitting for...
View ArticleMeasuring to increase performance on poverty reduction
Adopting performance measurement practices in the fight against poverty can to lead to more poverty reduction but performance research cautions against too much optimism. With its announcement to...
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Measuring poverty using money only – a risky business for poverty reduction
The federal and provincial stars are aligned on poverty reduction. The Trudeau government intends to launch a national poverty reduction strategy thereby following in the footsteps of all territories,...
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Because low-income is not always poverty
Michael Wolfson says it is time that Canada gets an official poverty indicator. He, and many others, make proposals for better low-income indicators. I agree on both accounts but this is not good...
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