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...The bill includes targets for poverty reduction from 2015 figures of 20% by" </span>
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<h2 class="m_8039849179169343314post-title" style="margin:.4em 0 .3em;font-size:1.8em;font-size:1.6em;color:#555;margin:0;font-size:20px"><a href="https://socialhealthpracticeottawa.wordpress.com/2018/11/09/the-federal-announcement-on-poverty-reduction-targets-needs-your-help-to-define-the-market-basket/" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2;text-decoration:none!important" target="_blank">The Federal Announcement on Poverty Reduction Targets needs your help to define the “market basket”</a></h2>
<span style="color:#888">by <a href="https://socialhealthpracticeottawa.wordpress.com/author/socialhealthpracticeottawa/" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2;color:#888!important" target="_blank">Bill Dare</a> </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>Linda Lalonde updates us on first reading on legislation to create their <em>Poverty Reduction Strategy</em> in the House and <em>Market Basket Measure</em> consultation with Statistics Canada.</strong></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">...The bill includes targets for poverty reduction from 2015 figures of 20% by 2020 and 50% by 2030. Of course, that means that 50% of Canadians living in poverty will still be there twelve years from now. Hopefully, there will be some kind of hearings or other ways to have input on the legislation.</p>
<h3 style="margin:.4em 0 .3em;font-size:1.6em"><span style="color:#ff0000">Poverty Reduction Act - passed first reading Nov 6</span><sup><span style="color:#ff0000">th</span></sup><br>
<a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-87/first-reading#enH45" target="_blank">http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-87/first-reading#enH45</a></h3>
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<h3 style="margin:.4em 0 .3em;font-size:1.6em"><span style="color:#ff0000">Online consultation with Stat's Can- (survey) of: what matters in our Market Basket? here: </span><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/consultation/mbm" target="_blank">https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/consultation/mbm</a></h3>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">(Stats Can consult on MBM open to Jan 31st)</p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">The Strategy includes the creation of the first official poverty line for Canada, the <strong>Market Basket Measure</strong> (MBM), and <strong>Statistics Canada is doing a consultation on the MBM asking about the adequacy of the levels of expenditure they consider would pull you out of poverty.</strong> <strong>It gives 5 groupings of expenses, i.e food, clothing & footwear, transportation, shelter and other necessities.</strong></p>
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<td>Food</td>
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<td> $ 670</td>
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<td> $ 950</td>
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<td> $ 110</td>
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<td> $ 790</td>
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<td> $ 590</td>
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<td> $ 2,380</td>
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<td> $ 28,560</td>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">... There are also several questions about specific items such as use of cabs/uber and whether a smart phone is a necessity. The numbers they are suggesting add up to $28,560 for a family of two and $40,560 for a family of four.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">I find it odd that they only ask you for the number of people in your family but not their ages to get to those numbers. The expenses of a family of one adult and three kids will be different from one with four adults. Things like child care and medical expenses have to be included in 'other necessities' because there's no other place to put them. One non-subsidized day care space would wipe out the whole amount they've allowed. I've attached a chart with the amounts they give for each category. If you are familiar with the current social assistance rates, you'll see the figures are a bit different.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">Linda Lalonde for further details here: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="mailto:linda_lalonde_ottawa@yahoo.com" target="_blank">linda_lalonde_ottawa@yahoo.com</a></p>
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