FINA Pre-Budget Consultation Presentation
February 10, 2022
On Monday, February 7th Campaign 2000 National Director, Leila Sarangi, appeared at the finance committee to highlight several recommendations that we’ve made in our 2022 Budget Submission and child poverty report card, as well as to highlight the recent crisis of low-income seniors who have had their GIS clawed back and are suffering – unable… Continue reading FINA Pre-Budget Consultation Presentation
Emergency payment needed to support seniors who lost GIS due to CERB
January 21, 2022
Read the letter to Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera below highlighting the consequences GIS clawbacks have had on seniors and the urgency of moving the repayment date up. Dear Minister, We write today first to congratulate you on your appointment as Minister of Seniors. We also wish to applaud your government’s important decision to exclude… Continue reading Emergency payment needed to support seniors who lost GIS due to CERB
Campaign 2000 Reacts to Federal Fiscal Update
December 15, 2021
National anti-poverty coalition reacts to 2021 federal fiscal update – precedence set for a full CERB Amnesty Toronto – Since June 2020, national anti-poverty coalition Campaign 2000 has been sounding the alarm about the negative consequences the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has been having for people living on low incomes. Yesterday’s fiscal update promises… Continue reading Campaign 2000 Reacts to Federal Fiscal Update
CERB Amnesty Open Letter
December 14, 2021
Ahead of the federal fiscal update and passing of Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, Campaign 2000 sent an open letter to all Members of Parliament recommending that the federal government continue income benefits for individuals and ensure that past emergency benefit programs are not penalizing people who have low… Continue reading CERB Amnesty Open Letter
No One Left Behind Webinar and Discussion
November 29, 2021
Join Campaign 2000 for this discussion Wednesday, December 1st, 2021, at 1 PM – 2:30 PM ET / 10 AM – 11:30 AM PT. Speakers will be announced shortly – check the event page regularly for updates! Register today on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/no-one-left-behind-strategies-for-an-inclusive-recovery-webinar-tickets-209300372047 What does a just and equitable pandemic recovery look like for low-income communities across Canada? The… Continue reading No One Left Behind Webinar and Discussion
No One Left Behind: Strategies for an Inclusive Recovery
November 24, 2021
Campaign 2000 releases its annual report card on child and family poverty, No One Left Behind: Strategies for an Inclusive Recovery. The report shows data that suggest poverty reduction has declined and in some parts of Canada, poverty has increased. Using the latest data available (from 2019) this report paints a stark picture of income,… Continue reading No One Left Behind: Strategies for an Inclusive Recovery
2022 Pre-Budget Submission
August 31, 2021
On August 6, 2021, Campaign 2000 submitted investment priorities and recommendations for the 2022 federal budget, with a focus on a supportive recovery plan. This was submitted nine days before the election was called. These recommendations remain as key policy priorities during the election and as budget priorities for the government. The budget submission states… Continue reading 2022 Pre-Budget Submission
Cross-Canada Support for CERB Repayment Amnesty
June 11, 2021
People across Canada are supportive of a broad repayment amnesty for anyone living on low incomes, according to a Campaign 2000 petition presented to the House of Commons today. The petition, signed by people living in nearly every jurisdiction in the country, called on the government to implement a repayment amnesty for all people who… Continue reading Cross-Canada Support for CERB Repayment Amnesty
Two Actions to Take Now to Support a CERB Amnesty
April 6, 2021
Campaign 2000 and partners have been calling for a Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) repayment amnesty for anyone living below or near the Low Income Measure, and the call is gaining traction. With tax time upon us and the federal budget looming, it’s time to make sure this issue is front and centre. One year… Continue reading Two Actions to Take Now to Support a CERB Amnesty
Yukon, Saskatchewan, French Nat’l Report Cards Released
March 26, 2021
Today campaign partners in Saskatchewan and Yukon release new reports on child and family poverty. This is the first ever Campaign 2000-affiliated child poverty report released in the Yukon – thank you and congratulations to the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition. The Yukon report found that in 2018, 10.9% of Yukoners were considered low income, but Yukoners… Continue reading Yukon, Saskatchewan, French Nat’l Report Cards Released