Tuesday, 1 April 2025
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Online, Zoom
Released annually Ottawa based Citizens for Public Justice’s ‘Poverty Trends’ report provides timely overviews of data on poverty in Canada, the state of government response, as well as a vision for how we can move forward.
This year’s report is titled, Poverty Trends 2024: Finding our Place in Systemic Change.
Using the most recent available data on poverty and inequity in Canada, as well as looking back at historic policies, CPJ reminds us that the experiences of poverty we see in Canada today are the result of policy choices… particularly important to be mindful of in the midst of political choices during elections, as well as in light of out social faith values.
Evidence-based solutions exist. But many of them need to be expanded to effectively and equitably tackle persistent trends in people’s experiences of poverty.
One of the co-author’s of CPJ's ‘Poverty Trends 2024’ report, Natalie Appleyard, will join us for a second time to help us discerningly reflect upon the issue of employment and labour that so many Canadians are facing… where the concerns lie and the possible answers towards a more healthy labour force that contributes to a healthy economy and a dignified livelihoods.