On December 8th, the Senate Subcommittee on Cities released an important new report on combating poverty in Canada.  The release of this report was two weeks after the House of Commons passed a motion for the federal government to develop a plan for the elimination of poverty in Canada. 

For the press release, executive summary and full report released today, go to:

English: http://www.parl.gc.ca/40/2/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-e/citi-e/subsite-dec09-e/Report_Home-e.htm
French: http://www.parl.gc.ca/40/2/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-f/citi-f/subsite-dec09-f/Report_Home-f.htm