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The Scott Ross: Canada’s Poverty of Poverty Measurement

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It isn’t just astounding to the average Canadian that their country doesn’t have an official poverty line, it’s astounding that no one, including the major political parties, is doing anything about it.

Below are excerpts from governments, organizations, and charities that highlight the need for Canada to finally create an official poverty line:

“The poverty line is first and foremost a research tool that social scientists need to identify the extent of an important social problem.” – The Fraser Institute, 2001 

“Unlike the United States and some other countries, Canada has no official, government-mandatedpoverty line.” – Backgrounder, of Nova Scotia, 2008

“Once governments establish a definition, Statistics Canada will endeavour to estimate the number of people who are poor according to that definition… In the meantime, Statistics Canada does not and cannot measure the level of “poverty” in Canada. For many years, Statistics Canada has published a set . . . → Read More: The Scott Ross: Canada’s Poverty of Poverty Measurement


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