Housing crisis in New Brunswick as thousands wait and federal funds expire
Over 6,000 New Brunswickers are on a waiting list for affordable housing while the province is likely to face more ...
Tag: poverty
Minimum wage has public support
Photo by Russ Allison Loar/Flickr from Rabble.ca The provincial government recently announced that the minimum wage ...
Social Impact Bonds: poverty reduction strategy or privatization scheme?
Fredericton - The NDP and anti-poverty groups clashed in September over how to reduce poverty in the lead up to ...
Cuts to refugee health care endanger lives
Toronto - Across the street from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada's offices in downtown Toronto, Meb Rashid stood ...
Changes to appeal process for injured workers in New Brunswick opposed
Photo from the website of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. The Common Front ...
More women living in poverty in New Brunswick
The feminization of poverty is seen in New Brunswick. The Common Front for Social Justice is marking International Women's Day, ...
A social justice perspective on poverty
Wilmot United Church in Fredericton's downtown. Photo by Christa Blizzard. As part of the St. Thomas ...
Harper’s EI changes: serving a long tradition of flooding the low wage market
After the federal government introduced major changes and cuts to the Employment Insurance (EI) system last January, hundreds of protests ...
La pauvreté démocratique
Trois longues années se sont écoulées depuis l’adoption de la Loi sur l’inclusion économique et sociale. Beaucoup d’eau est passée ...
Reducing poverty is fashionable where equality is unimaginable
Fredericton - An anti-poverty group says the New Brunswick Alward government's poverty reduction plan will not alleviate poverty. The government ...
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