WDW101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fraser Institute, Child Poverty
1 Mar 2016
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Defined has half of the median income level. Very simple, the advantage being that it does not . -market basket measure: you absolute ability to purchase those property. -in 1997 statistics canada"s attempted to develop and absolute poverty measure. -cost of a basket of goods deemed to be the standard of consumption for a 4 person family. Canadian parliament passed resolution in 1989 to eliminate child poverty by 2000. Child poverty in canada did not decrease from 1989 to 2000. A group called campaign 2000 to reduce child poverty and issues an annual report card on child poverty in canada. 2014 report card on child and family poverty in canada. Child poverty rate was 15. 8% in 1989. -increase canada tax benefit to per year (2014 dollars) and index to inflation.
