abstract: 'Despite continued economic growth, Canada''s record on child poverty is

  worse than it was in 1989, when the House of Commons unanimously

  resolved to end child poverty by the year 2000. Most recent data

  indicate that nearly 1.2 million children - almost one of every six

  children - live in low-income households. Campaign 2000 contends that

  poverty and income inequality are major barriers to the healthy

  development of children, the cohesion Of Our Communities and,

  ultimately, to the social and economic well,being of Canada. Canada

  needs to adopt a poverty-reduction strategy that responds to the UNICEF

  challenge to establish credible targets and timetables to bring the

  child poverty rate well below 10\%, as other Organisation for Economic

  Co-operation and Development nations have done. Campaign 2000 calls on

  the federal government to develop a cross-Canada poverty-reduction

  strategy in conjunction with the provinces, territories and First

  Nations, and in consultation with low-income people. This strategy needs

  to include good jobs at living wages that ensure that full-time work is

  a pathway out of poverty; an effective child benefit of \$5,100 that is

  indexed; a system of affordable, universally accessible early learning

  and child care services available to all families irrespective of

  employment status; an affordable housing program that creates more

  affordable housing and helps to sustain existing stock; and affordable

  and accessible postsecondary education and training programs that

  prepare youth and adults for employment leading to economic

  independence.'
affiliation: 'Rothman, L (Corresponding Author), Family Serv Assoc Toronto, Campaign
  2000,355 Church St, Toronto, ON M5B 1Z8, Canada.

  Family Serv Assoc Toronto, Toronto, ON M5B 1Z8, Canada.'
author: Rothman, Laurel
author-email: laurelro@fsatoronto.com
author_list:
- family: Rothman
  given: Laurel
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1093/pch/12.8.661
eissn: 1918-1485
files: []
issn: 1205-7088
journal: PAEDIATRICS \& CHILD HEALTH
keywords: child poverty; inequality; poverty; poverty reduction
language: English
month: OCT
number: '8'
number-of-cited-references: '18'
pages: 661-665
papis_id: 68a20d22f34f9d0c3727de681e1aa467
ref: Rothman2007ohcanada
times-cited: '8'
title: Oh Canada! Too many children in poverty for too long
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000254512800007
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volume: '12'
web-of-science-categories: Pediatrics
year: '2007'