http://www.policynote.ca/poverty-how-do-we-measure-up-very-poorly/ A progressive take on BC issues (formerly The Lead Up) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:05:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.policynote.ca/poverty-how-do-we-measure-up-very-poorly/#comment-233 Iglika Ivanova Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:28:07 +0000 http://www.policynote.ca/?p=1968#comment-233 But we've actually done quite well on seniors' poverty nationally over the past two decades and now it's much lower than it used to be, and definitely lower than child poverty. Which is to say that policy approaches have worked on one slice - seniors' poverty - and we need to keep building on them to address poverty among other demographics as well. But we’ve actually done quite well on seniors’ poverty nationally over the past two decades and now it’s much lower than it used to be, and definitely lower than child poverty. Which is to say that policy approaches have worked on one slice – seniors’ poverty – and we need to keep building on them to address poverty among other demographics as well.

]]> http://www.policynote.ca/poverty-how-do-we-measure-up-very-poorly/#comment-231 Keith Reynolds Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:43:47 +0000 http://www.policynote.ca/?p=1968#comment-231 I am reminded that that BC also has the highest poverty rate among seniors. Both seniors and children rely more heavily than others on social program funding. I am reminded that that BC also has the highest poverty rate among seniors. Both seniors and children rely more heavily than others on social program funding.

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