OnTheMargins
By Michael Krakowiak |
OnTheMargins
Backgrounder – Repudiating the Doctrine of Christian Discovery
The federal government must address these ongoing and overlapping crises: climate change, domestic poverty, racism, and social exclusion.
Poverty Trends 2017, our annual report on poverty in Canada, reports that 4.8 million people in Canada (or 13.9%) live in poverty. The report uses the Low-Income Measure (LIM), which defines the poverty rate as a 50 per cent of the median Canadian household income.
Born on a snowy Christmas Day in 1933, in Ymuiden, the Netherlands, Gerald Vandezande lived his life reading and sharing the Gospel with others. Gerry, as he liked to be known, believed that as Christians it was our duty to integrate the teachings of the Bible into all aspects of our life. Gerry came to…
From The Catalyst Winter 2014 We want to hear from you! Submit your letters to Brad Wassink at ac.jpcobfsctd@darb or 309 Cooper Street, #501, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0G5. A Response to “Jobs, Training, and the Common Good” – the Catalyst, Summer 2014 It is very true that Canadian workers need the latest training in workplace skills to…
July 2015
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The Dignity for All campaign has asked Canada’s premiers to bring their concerns about federal responsibility on poverty to the forefront of their priorities.