A Chance to End Child Poverty for Good
From The Catalyst, Spring 2016
by Anita Khanna
With the election of a new federal government, Canada must seize the opportunity for overdue transformation of its shameful poverty record.
Month: March 2016
What can Christians contribute to the climate conversation?
Momentum for climate action is growing
“My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!”
Alternative Federal Budget 2016: It’s Time to Move On!
This year’s document calls for “structured spending” that would increase federal government spending to $37.9 billion, or almost $9 billion more than the new Liberal government must spend to meet its own election promises. As well, “The Alternative Federal Budget raises the bar on transparency by providing an accounting of the distributional impacts on Canadian families of all proposed changes in taxation, transfers, and program spending—something no government budget, federal or provincial, has ever undertaken.”