Discussions about poverty in Canada and BC are, sadly, forever weighed down by debates about how to define and measure poverty. Statistics Canada’s low-income cut-off (LICO) is the line most commonly used, as it is the only measure reliably produced by the federal government each year. It is imperfect, but the best we have to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'LICO'
Poverty: How do we measure up? Very poorly
October 5th, 2009 · Seth Klein · 2 Comments · Poverty, inequality & welfare
Wishing away child poverty
April 3rd, 2009 · Seth Klein · No Comments · BC Election 2009, Children & youth, Poverty, inequality & welfare
This past week, local CTV news ran a series on child poverty called “BC’s Shame”. They’ve posted the series on their website, along with the full interview reporter Mi-Jung Lee had with Premier Campbell about child poverty. The series was very good, but the premier’s comments were disappointing. Premier Campbell spent much of the interview [...]
Tags: child poverty·Danny Williams·employment·LICO·MBM·Newfoundland·poverty
