‘We can do it today’: Manitoba has resources to address shocking child poverty rate, advocates say
Poverty Advocate Michael Redhead Champagne believes there are solutions to these staggering numbers — starting with a look back on successes from 2020.
“CERB is a great example of how governments can work together to successfully end child poverty and if we can do it in a pandemic, we can do it today.”Because of the positive impacts CERB payments had on poverty during the pandemic, the Manitoba Liberals say we need to start talking about a guaranteed annual income.
“The fact is, is that Manitoba, as a province, does the worst job of lifting people out of poverty of any province in Canada,” said Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Leader. “And the reason for that is pretty simple … if you look at our social assistance, it’s been the same for about 35 years.”Lamont agrees that CERB was a game-changer for a lot of people.“They could pay their rent, maybe they could even save a little bit of money, but kids weren’t going hungry.”
Lamont said the Liberals have proposed two things to address poverty in the province: “One is to create job programs so people can get decent-paying jobs that can help them contribute. The other is to bring social assistance payments up to date.”
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