Income Inequality and Child Poverty in Canada: from Poor No More, a Canadian feature documentary

Poor No More is a feature documentary about Canadians who are worrying about how to make ends meet.

Our host, film and television star Mary Walsh (as seen in "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"), takes our characters to see how poverty has been reduced in Ireland and Sweden and how it might be reduced in Canada.

They discover a world where people do not have to beg, where housing is affordable and university education is free.

The message is of critical importance and the timing is perfect. As the economic meltdown threatens, people are looking for solutions. Poor No More is the first film to explain the roots of this economic crisis, its impact on working Canadians, and what can be done about it.

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Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• living standards
• unions
• child
• care
• low income
• high income
• part-time
• EI
• employment insurance
• benefits
• poor no more

[batmanpronz]

Hmm, let's see. I just had my first child and I realize that I can't afford it. What should I do? Simple! Have another one.

[puffpuffpass247]

so true it gets worse and worse the workers dont care and treat you like dirt and you start to feel like dirt

[mantonio121773]

Comon abuse of the worker in a capitalistic system - we should all sue for back pay. Shut them all down - if they can't pay an honest wage THEY FAIL as a company. UIf the policy in place by our government prohibits them from doing this - then our government fails!!! FIX IT ALL - people first!!!

[sansam25]

@sansam25 I'd rather be a bitch than an asshole like you, so fuck off.

[sansam25]

@batmanpronz SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! YOU MORON!!!!

[thecf22]

Poor little girl. All the money wasted in useless military efforts in the middle east. But wherever the states go we follow, even if it means into a depression.

[sansam25]

@MrYonomequejo ignorant asshole!

[sansam25]

@batmanpronz Ignorant bitch!!!

[lucy9359]

@hippychic12 It doesn't matter to me if you decide someone is ignorant or not for saying so but I suggest you go onto an Indian Reservation before you make that claim it is definately 3rd world ok!

[Shukria123]

@hippychic12 Take a drive through the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver sometime. Take

a drive through the Guildford area of Surrey sometime. The conditions in those areas are appalling

and do approach third levels of poverty. I've lived in Canada for 31 years, and I have

never seen so much poverty and desperation here.

I have visited third world countries. I've visited Cuba and their standard of living is not much lower than ours - everyone there is healthy.

[hippychic12]

@Shukria123 "Your ignorance is appalling" is correct. You're is an abbreviation for you are. "You are ignorance is appalling" ? incorrect. Canada has a poverty problem...it doesn't remotely compare to a 3rd world country. Visit a 3rd world country, you'll truly be appalled. I live below the poverty line & as a Canadian, I live far better than those in a 3rd world country. It's rough...& in a wealthy country like Canada...it shouldn't happen, but it's not 3rd world conditions.

[LT0WnWaRi0]

0:41 ''after the father and I sperated '' means that SHE seperated . well sometimes its better to accept the father as he is. well i guess shes gettin divorce cash and still not enough. okay than she needs to put HER lifestadards lower(no hair dyeing no make up etc.) If the kids need good clothing etc.

hope she feels better after leaving her husband to suck some mack daddys dik ;)