The Youth in Transition Survey shows that he most common barrier for dropping out or leaving school was financial – about two-thirds of those reporting facing barriers to going as far in school as they would like cited financial barriers.
The percentages citing financial barriers were similar for post-secondary leavers (71.4%), high school graduates with no post secondary education (70.7%), post-secondary graduates (70.4%), and post-secondary continuers (68.9%).
Debate: Canada needs a national child-care policy Feb. 11, 2011
20 Years after the House of Commons resolution to abolish Child Poverty open letter to MPs, Nov. 24, 2009
20 ans après la résolution adoptée par la Chambre des communes
d’abolir la pauvreté des enfants Nov. 24, 2009
Open letter to the First Ministers, January 11, 2008.
This letter urges the ministers to create a national Poverty Reduction Strategy at First Ministers’ Meeting this January. See the media release related to this letter.
Letter to the Premiers/Territorial leaders, August 2007. [pdf, 4pp, 60KB]
Open Letter to the Premiers, July 21, 2006. A letter urging the premiers to put the wellbeing of children and families in Canada at the top of the Council of the Federation agenda. [pdf, 5pp, 65KB]
The Real Story on Child and Family Poverty in Canada. May 4, 2006. A response to the Globe and Mail's April 1, 2006 editorial: "Statscan’s Good News about Canada’s Poor". [pdf, 3pp, 32KB]
Open Letter to MPs: Pass the Budget. April 28, 2005. [ENG /FR pdf, 8pp, 327KB]
However you measure it, child poverty is too high. OpEd by Laurel Rothman, published in the Montreal Gazette, Dec. 8th, 2004. Submitted by Campaign 2000 in response to a Gazette editorial of Nov. 26th, “the wrong yardstick”. [pdf, 2pp, 65KB]
The impact of poverty on the health of children and
youth - a research report by Rachel Singer. [15pp, pdf,470KB].
Addressing Child Poverty Key to Premiers' Health Agenda. OP ED by Pedro Barata, Ontario Co-ordinator of Campaign 2000. July 2002. [pdf, 4pp, 244KB]
Annual Premiers' Conference and the Well-Being of Children. Letter to the Premiers/Leaders of All Provinces/ Territories. Provincial - Territorial Premiers’ Meeting, July 2002. [pdf, 2pp, 24KB]
Conférence annuelle des Premiers ministres et mieux-être des enfants. Lettre adressée aux premiers ministres des provinces et des territoires, Juillet 2002 [French, pdf, 5pp, 79KB]
Letter to Prime Minister Chretien, on the occasion of the UN Special Session on Children, May 2002. [pdf, 3pp, 236KB]
Letter to the Premiers/Leaders of All Provinces/ Territories. Provincial - Territorial Premiers’ Meeting, January 2002. [pdf, 3pp, 239KB]
Lettre adressée aux premiers ministres des provinces et des territoires [French, pdf, 3pp, 36KB]
Child poverty remains our unfinished task. Op-Ed article, The Toronto Star, September 1, 2001. This article was written by Javed Akbar, a member of the Islamic Foundation of Toronto. [pdf, 2pp, 11KB]
Open Letter to the Premiers/ Leaders of All Provinces/ Territories, August 2001. Re: Annual Premiers' Conference and the unfinished National Children's Agenda.
Download letter, press release [pdf 7pp, 77KB].
Lettre ouverte aux premiers ministres disponible en français [pdf, 5pp, 46KB].
Re: Chretien will ask Romanow to study medicare user fees. Letter to the Editor, The Toronto Star, June 25, 2001. By Pedro Barata. [pdf, 1pp, 9KB]
A place for every child: building an inclusive society
Op-Ed article published in the Peterborough Examiner on Dec. 7th, 2000, as a response to an Op-Ed by Fred McMahon of the Fraser Institute titled "The true measure of poverty." By Laurel Rothman, National Coordinator of Campaign 2000 and Richard Shillington, social policy researcher.
Richer, poorer
Letter to the Editor, National Post, December 2000. By Laurel Rothman, National Coordinator of Campaign 2000 [pdf, 1pp, 9KB]
No surplus for kids
Letter of the Day, Toronto Star, Dec. 6th, 2000. By Pedro Barata, Ontario Coordinator of Campaign 2000. [pdf, 1pp, 9KB]
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