This document discusses barriers to equality caused by poverty and actions that have been taken to address these issues. It notes that barriers include stereotypes, lack of resources like dental care, rest, nutrition and income for single mothers. Past actions to address poverty included protesting for welfare and higher minimum wages, fighting for pensions and medical care. Remaining issues include still fighting for guaranteed annual income and overcoming stereotypes.

1. Barriers to Equality:
Poverty
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2. 2. a) Barriers
• Stereotypes targeted towards them
• Single mothers
• Lack of many typical resources:
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dental care
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rest
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nutrition
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income

3. 2 b.) Action
• People protest for welfare
• Protest for higher
minimum wages
• Fought for pension
• Fought for medical care
• Created pension
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Lowered the age group
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Created free health
care

4. 2 c.) Remaining Issues
• Still fighting for
Guaranteed
Annual Income
(G.A.I)
• Stereotypes still
play a huge role

5. 3 a.) Article Summary
“Politicians challenged to combat child poverty” Sept.
12, 44% of country’s poor kids live in Ontario
• 2007
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Government’s tries to eliminate child poverty
Nothing has been done to reduce that number
Ontario Social Planning Network (OSPN) proposed
to put the issue at the top of the agenda for the
election
They want the candidates who are running for
election to try to find ways to resolve the problem

6. 3 a.) Article Summary
“Politicians challenged to combat child poverty” Sept.
12, 2007
The Strategy as released by Campaign 2000:
1.
Increase National Child Benefit payments to
$5,100/year
2.
Lower federal tax for people with low-income
3.
Increase a minimum wage to $10/hour

7. 3 a.) Article Summary
“Politicians challenged to combat child poverty” Sept.
12, 2007
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Proposes to reduce child poverty by 25% by 2012 and
by 50% by 2017
A senior Liberal campaign spokesperson said that
Ontario Child Benefit will help ease child poverty
It will provide $1,100 per child to parents on welfare or
working poor
Federal government urges Ontario to follow poverty
reduction plan

8. 3 a.) Article Summary
“Politicians challenged to combat child poverty” Sept.
12, 2007
OSPN advises Ontario politicians to use national poverty
reduction strategy
Poverty reduction plan:
• Increase a minimum wage to $10/hour;
• Provide more money for affordable housing and
childcare;
• Provide drug and dental coverage for the working
poor

9. 3 b.) Article & Study
Topic
The article is very much so relevant :
•Details specified demographic of poverty, child
poverty
•Article states barriers people in poverty face
• Details government’s tries to solve the problem

10. 3 c.) Issues & Action in
Article
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Child poverty
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High poverty rates (In Ontario especially)
Yes these issues are being addressed:
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Ontario Social Planning Network proposed to
put the issue at the top of the agenda for the
election
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Federal government urges Ontario to follow
poverty reduction plan

11. 3 d.) Affects of Article
•Government officials are pressured by both the
Ontario Social Planning Network and by the
federal government to eliminate poverty
•Promise to find ways to reduce child poverty in
order to be elected
•They would also need to follow the poverty
reduction plan that the federal government
proposed
•Liberals, NDP and the Tories all promise to
solve this problem by increasing minimum wage
if elected

12. 3 e.) Group Opinion
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Essentially, the article is pressuring government
officials , but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing
It encourages the government to take action
against poverty
Although all forms of poverty are important to
tackle, child poverty is where it originates,
making it very important to tackle (before the
cycle of poverty begins)