Friday, November 24, 2006

2006 Children in Poverty Report Card

"British Columbia remains the province with the highest child poverty rate at 23.5%. There are too many working poor families in BC who are unable to get jobs with sufficient pay, hours and benefits to lift them above the poverty line."

The 6 page report released today - "Oh Canada, Too Many Children in Poverty Too Long, 2006 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada" can be viewed at:

http://www.campaign2000.ca/rc/rc06/06_C2000NationalReportCard.pdf

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