On February 1st, the Dish on Dignity evening event at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Ottawa assembled about 140 persons in poverty, social justice advocates, Members of Parliament, Senators and others for an evening of sharing of information and insights on poverty, and inspiration to make greater progress in combating poverty in Canada.  Read the rest of this entry »

[Note from Rob Rainer, Executive Director, Canada Without Poverty: Below we have posted a summary of the commendable process used in New Brunswick to develop that province's first ever plan to combat poverty.  The summary was provided by Phyllis Mockler-Caissie, Project Manager for the province's poverty reduction strategy.  The plan can be found at http://www.gnb.ca/0017/Promos/0001/pdf/Plan-e.pdf]

At a unique forum on November 12 & 13, 2009 nearly 50 representatives from government, the business sector, non-profit organizations and individuals who have first-hand experience living in poverty, as well as the leader of the official opposition party, New Brunswick’s first ever poverty reduction plan was adopted. Read the rest of this entry »