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Still below the poverty line, 20 years later

If Canada is still running a deficit in 2029, it will be a big deal. Right-leaning think tanks will lobby incessantly for balanced budgets and any political party that refuses to wield its red pen will face rejection at the ballot box.

Likewise, if Canada is still in Afghanistan in 2031 -- 20 years after its planned withdrawal -- Canadians will not take it lightly.

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Citizen's Income Toronto International Day for the Eradication of Poverty event

Oct 17 2009 - 2:00pm
Oct 17 2009 - 4:00pm

Location

Woodsworth college
119 St. George street room 123
Toronto
Canada
43° 39' 59.6196" N, 79° 23' 57.8832" W
See map: Google Maps

October 17, International day to end poverty

Ending poverty means creating a Guaranteed Income Citizen's Income Toronto is giving a presentation on the Guaranteed Income concept on;

A map is available at www.citizensincome.ca/123map.pdf

Further information hello@citizensincome.ca

Agenda:

* a presentation on the history of the Guaranteed Income concept globally and in Canada.

* a relation of the BIEN Canada conference in Ottawa on October 1 and 2.

* general discussion of how to establish a Toronto branch of BIEN Canada.

* books and discs about poverty and its elimination will be on sale.

 

Contact name: 
tim rourke
Contact email: 
tar@qaz.ca
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Toronto poverty event #tornews eliminate
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