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November 19, 2013
Vancouver Courier - Stopgap measure 30 years ago now permanent
Food banks part of the problem, says UBC prof
Carton of non-perishablesIs reaching into the pantry for that can of beans or packet of pasta really solving the hunger problem?

A growing contingent of academics and food security activists are calling for more stable and long term solutions.

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November 12, 2013
The Globe and Mail - Barrie McKenna
What growing income inequality is costing Canada's future generations
Man being interviewed for the storyA sobering picture emerges. The dream of achieving a better life than your parents is more elusive in countries where the gap between rich and poor is larger.

For now, Canada sits comfortably in the middle of the curve among developed countries. It's more equal and traditionally more upwardly mobile than those at the extremes of the scale, including the United States, but it trails countries such as Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

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November 6, 2013
Wellesley Institute - Steve Barnes
Food Banks are a Symptom of Poverty. Let's Fight the Disease
Wellesley Institute logo833,098 Canadians used food banks in March of 2013. Half of food bank users reported social assistance as their primary source of income, a quarter were single parent families, 11 percent were First Nations, Métis or Inuit, and 11 percent were recent immigrants. These Canadians come from a broad range of backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common: they are living in poverty.
Click here to read the full article at the Wellesley Institute website
November 6, 2013
Canada Without Poverty
Food Banks Report Calls for Systemic Change
What Food Banks Canada and other anti-poverty groups such as CWP have been saying for years is that there needs to be more support upstream at the government level. Social policy is not reflective of the needs of today's low-income population.
Click here to read the full article at the CWP-CSP website
November 6, 2013
The Star - Editorial
Don't forget the poor and hungry
Ontarians on social assistance are increasingly relying upon food banks to survive. A new national study on hunger by Food Banks Canada shows that reliance on free food increased by nearly 20 per cent in the five years between March 2008 and March 2013.

According to the study, more than 375,000 Ontarians used food banks in a 12 month-period ending last spring. Some 35 per cent are children. However Dickensian it sounds, many would suffer from serious hunger if it weren't for food banks.

Click here to read the full article at The Star website
October 31, 2013
Glen Pearson's Blog - The Parallel Parliament
Planned Poverty
Passerby sees mirror image of himself in street personIt all sounded to good to be true, and it likely is. A column this week in the Atlantic held the captivated heading, "How To Cut Poverty Rate in Half (It's Easy)." If only.

The piece proposes something like a Guaranteed Annual Income (GAI), or Basic Income (BI), for those living in poverty. Other nations have explored such possibilities and many in Canada are holding it out as a new way to defeat poverty. I agree and support the initiative, but have come to see that it is likely the only way ahead due to a lack of imagination and resolve in this country.

Click here to read the full article at Glen Pearson's blog
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