canadian poverty

Doug Ford's revved-up war against the poor could perhaps be described as politically cunning. One thing it could never be described as is populist.

The problem with the federal government's new anti-poverty statement is that it includes no new poverty reduction measures.

A social safety net to ensure that every individual has enough to live on should be standard in a liberal democracy. Canada had such a social safety net, until it was abolished nearly 25 years ago.