Tag: social assistance

Human Rights Denied: Single Mothers on Social Assistance

By phrc | Published: April 25, 2005
Human Rights Denied documents the very difficult conditions in which single mothers are raising their children in British Columbia today. It is a call for the Government of British Columbia to abandon its current policies – because they are a cruel failure. Human Rights Denied: Single Mothers on Social Assistance
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Gosselin v. Attorney General (Quebec): Autonomy with a Vengeance (2004)

By phrc | Published: August 1, 2004
In Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General), the first poverty case under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to reach the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court ruled against the applicant, Louise Gosselin and the class of social assistance recipients she represented. The decision is deeply divided, and the majority decision turns on a finding that the evidence [...]
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The Right to Social Assistance: 14 Questions and Answers (October 2003)

By phrc | Published: October 1, 2003
British Columbia is the only province in Canada to place a time limit on welfare eligibility. From diverse perspectives, many people are concerned about the harmful results of this harsh and unprecedented new rule. This report is a response to numerous requests that the Poverty and Human Rights Project has received from concerned groups and [...]
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