House of Commons and Child Poverty

child poverty: On Nov. 24, 1989, all parties in the House of Commons unanimously passed a resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. Ed Broadbent, the leader of the federal NDP who sponsored the motion, called child poverty our national shame. , according to Hamilton Spectator. One in five children in Canada, and 40 per cent of indigenous children living off-reserve, are living in poverty. In Hamilton alone, there are enough kids relying on food banks every month to fill 270 classrooms. Twenty-five years have passed since Canadian leaders made a landmark commitment to this country most vulnerable residents its children. Canada is now 14 years overdue on its pledge to eliminate child poverty, and the situation has developed from a national shame into a national crisis. Not only did Canada fail to meet the target, many believe that as a country we've fallen back. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.