Barriers to Equality: Poverty

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2. a) Barriers• Stereotypes targeted towards them

• Single mothers

• Lack of many typical resources:

dental care

rest

nutrition

income

2 b.) Action• People protest for

welfare

• Protest for higher minimum wages

• Fought for pension

• Fought for medical care

• Created pension

Lowered the age group

Created free health care

2 c.) Remaining Issues

• Still fighting for Guaranteed Annual Income (G.A.I)

• Stereotypes still play a huge role

3 a.) Article Summary

“Politicians challenged to combat child poverty” Sept. 12, 2007 • 44% of country’s poor kids live in Ontario

• Government’s tries to eliminate child poverty• Nothing has been done to reduce that

number• Ontario Social Planning Network (OSPN)

proposed to put the issue at the top of the agenda for the election

• They want the candidates who are running for election to try to find ways to resolve the problem

3 a.) Article Summary

“Politicians challenged to combat child poverty” Sept. 12, 2007

The Strategy as released by Campaign 2000:

1. Increase National Child Benefit payments to $5,100/year

2. Lower federal tax for people with low-income

3. Increase a minimum wage to $10/hour

3 a.) Article Summary

“Politicians challenged to combat child poverty” Sept. 12, 2007

• Proposes to reduce child poverty by 25% by 2012 and by 50% by 2017

• A senior Liberal campaign spokesperson said that Ontario Child Benefit will help ease child poverty

• It will provide $1,100 per child to parents on welfare or working poor

• Federal government urges Ontario to follow poverty reduction plan

3 a.) Article Summary

“Politicians challenged to combat child poverty” Sept. 12, 2007

OSPN advises Ontario politicians to use national poverty reduction strategy

Poverty reduction plan: • Increase a minimum wage to $10/hour;• Provide more money for affordable housing

and childcare;• Provide drug and dental coverage for the

working poor

3 b.) Article & Study TopicThe article is very much so relevant :•Details specified demographic of poverty, child poverty

•Article states barriers people in poverty face

• Details government’s tries to solve the problem

3 c.) Issues & Action in Article

● Child poverty

● High poverty rates (In Ontario especially)

Yes these issues are being addressed:

● Ontario Social Planning Network proposed to put the issue at the top of the agenda for the election

● Federal government urges Ontario to follow poverty reduction plan

3 d.) Affects of Article•Government officials are pressured by both the Ontario Social Planning Network and by the federal government to eliminate poverty

•Promise to find ways to reduce child poverty in order to be elected

•They would also need to follow the poverty reduction plan that the federal government proposed

•Liberals, NDP and the Tories all promise to solve this problem by increasing minimum wage if elected

3 e.) Group Opinion● Essentially, the article is pressuring

government officials , but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing

● It encourages the government to take action against poverty

● Although all forms of poverty are important to tackle, child poverty is where it originates, making it very important to tackle (before the cycle of poverty begins)