The CBC asks the question "What is it like being poor in Canada?" on a live phone-in show. Call in to have your voice heard.
Toronto (7 Dec. 2011) - Starting at 8:37 am tomorrow, Dec. 8 in all time zones (except Newfoundland and Labrador, at 9:07am), the CBC radio program, The Current, will broadcast a second segment in a week on the issue of poverty in Canada.
Rob Rainer, chairperson of Canada Without Poverty will be guest anchor, along with noted Canadian writer Lorna Crozier. Crozier was guest anchor during the first program which aired Dec. 2.
The theme for this show will be "being poor in Canada" and the hosts will be taking calls from the national listening audience. The dial-in number will be posted on the CBC web site on Thursday morning.
Most recently the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a report voicing concern over the income inequality problem in Canada. Previous to that the Conference Board of Canada issued similar findings, recognizing that income inequality is bad for business. Yet, despite more and more reports being issued with the same message, the government is making little movement to improve the living and working conditions for many Canadians who are struggling.
Canada Without Poverty is encouraging the public to call in to add their voices to this important conversation and put a face to the necessity of finding a more effective and lasting response to poverty in this country.
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The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is one of Canada's largest labour organizations with over 340,000 members. Our mission is to improve the lives of working families and to build a stronger Canada by ensuring our common wealth is used for the common good. NUPGE
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