Poverty Quiz - Campaign 2000

Federal politicians have pledged to eliminate child poverty in Canada three times since 1989*

True
False

Canada is one of the signatories to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.*

True
False

When the economy as a whole does better, everyone in the country benefits financially and poverty levels go down.*

True
False

Income inequality is less of a problem when Canada has abundance of wealth*

True
False

Raising minimum wage is an important way to reduce child and family poverty in Canada.*

True
False

Government-supported child care spaces are available for more than half of Children who require care in Canada.*

True
False

Canada’s strong emphasis on equality has helped reduce child poverty for all historically disadvantaged groups, including Indigenous and racialized children, children with disabilities, children of immigrants, and children in female lone-parent families.*

True
False

Many low-income families with children find their housing options unaffordable and unsafe.*

True
False

Poverty is too big of a problem to solve and no country has ever been successful at reducing poverty before.*

True
False

Poverty is a complex issue that should only be dealt with by the government and professionals.*

True
False