poverty

A groundbreaking study is testing whether an injection of cash for poorer families can reshape a child’s early life and educational outcomes

Opinion: The nutritious diet recommended by Ottawa is out of reach for millions of Canadians. The next, obvious steps are decent living wages and fairer social benefits

Opinion: The federal government’s plan to tackle poverty includes no new programs or funding—but it’s still a meaningful document

With marriage rates in decline in Canada, why is no one talking about the benefits? Marriage is both a poverty fighter and predictor of success.

Scott Gilmore: Poverty, disease and inequality are actually getting worse, not better, reveals a new study. In a thriving Canada, how is this possible?

Opinion: Prosperous societies have a duty to explore a universal basic income, says Hugh Segal—and we’re already testing the idea here in Canada

OPINION: Housing First initiatives are better at combatting homelessness than shelters, and make more fiscal sense for taxpayers, too

Scott Gilmore remembers the legacy of the late Hans Rosling—the world’s most famous statistician, who tirelessly preached the gospel of facts, data and truth

Canadian comedian Colin Mochrie describes what it was like taking the 2015 Live Below The Line challenge, living on $1.75 per day

In the last 15 years, we’ve seen a greater drop in extreme poverty than at any time in human history, writes Scott Gilmore