A year is a long time in a child’s life. In childhood, the
injustice of poverty leaves an indelible mark.
Rapid development within the first year of a child’s life is
profound. Parents and caregivers strive to nurture
learning and development and ensure children are
healthy, safe, secure and thriving.
For families in poverty, the healthy development and
safety of their growing children is paramount; yet far too
many children are in peril as poverty impairs infant and
child development and blocks parental and caregiver
efforts. Child and family poverty is unnecessary and
unconscionable in a wealthy country – Canada has the
resources and policy tools to eradicate it. Instead,
successive governments have failed to prioritize
sufficiently the lives of children in policy and economic
decisions. As a result, today over 1.3 million children
(18.5%) live in poverty in Canada.
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| Date | 2016 |
