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Category: Hamilton
Tags: Craig Foyle, Elizabeth Hall, hamilton, poverty, un

A local anti poverty group has released a report that claims both the country and the province are not fulfilling their obligations to the city's most vulnerable.

10 years ago, the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction researched and presented a study to the United Nations on the growing level of poverty in Hamilton and what it called the failure of government to provide an adequate standard of living.

Lawyer Craig Foyle says although there have been some improvements since then, such as the increase in minimum wage, improvement in child benefits and social assistance rates are woefully inadequate.

"The shelter allowance is hundreds of dollars below what it actually costs to rent an average apartment in the city of Hamilton. People on social assistance get evicted all of the time. "

Starting at the end of February the UN will be reviewing the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights that includes the right to an adequate standard of living. Canada has signed the covenant, but this report concludes those standards are not being met here in Hamilton.

Craig hopes the report will help the UN with their their analysis of Canada when the country meets with the committee at the end of the month.

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A local anti poverty group has released a report that claims both the country and the province are not fulfilling their obligations to the city's most vulnerable. 10 years ago, the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction researched and presented a study to the United Nations on the growing level of poverty in Hamilton and what it called the failure of government to provide an adequate standard of living.

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Hard Times Generation-Students in Poverty Respond

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Why most students are getting the least out of school | Dan Cardinali | TEDxPennsylvaniaAvenue

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We ranked 4th most impoverished of large cities in Canada

38.1% of aboriginal Children are impoverished

33% of children with disabilities live in poor households

children living in lone-parent families are 4x more likely to live in poverty

37.6% of Immigrant children live in poverty

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Cost of living in Hamilton is much more expensive

The poor get poorer and the rich get richer

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Very complex problem

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Great disparity between different areas
Poverty is a cycle

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Nature of large cities to have this problem

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Its super sad, I can't imagine having to choose between food and electricity

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That students have a plan already in place for when the lights go out because they can’t pay for their electricity

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Kids coming to school and asking other kids for food... Fending for themselves.

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I believed that they would be able to get food from food banks

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A student thought it was her fault because her parents had to spend money supporting her

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Concern is making sure we don’t target students living in poverty and prioritize these cognitive skills over academic skills

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It was really eye-opening to know that teachers shouldn’t comment on student possessions, and instead comment on student achievement etc.