Poverty Reduction Plan
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Federal government announces ambitious plan to reduce poverty in CanadaLegislation to implement the plan will be introduced later this year.EconomyAug 21, 2018
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Mental-health advocates make 25 recommendations for B.C. poverty reduction planB.C. is the only province in Canada without a poverty reduction plan, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.HealthApr 4, 2018
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B.C. government unveils 27-member panel to help draft poverty reduction strategyAbout 40 per cent of those living in poverty are the so-called "working poor," while nearly 120,000 are children and nearly 65,000 of them are seniors according to provincial figures.EconomyOct 30, 2017
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B.C. NDP government says it will take several months to develop a poverty reduction planSocial Development Minister Shane Simpson says it will take a couple months, but a poverty reduction plan is coming.PoliticsJul 21, 2017
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Poverty reduction plan for next 5 years unveiledThe province's second poverty reduction plan was launched Friday in Fredericton, after 4,800 comments were collected from public meetings held last fall.May 16, 2014
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Census change makes it hard to track progress on poverty: AlwardThe premier of New Brunswick and a Crown agency mandated to reduce poverty say the demise of the long-form census has made it difficult to measure whether the province is making progress on the issue.May 16, 2014
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