POVERTY IN CANADA

By: Kylie

WHERE?

Poverty exists everywhere. Whether you know it or

not.

Out of all Canada poverty occurs mainly in B.C.

Canada is 7th for the amount of child poverty out of

the countries below. United States is First.

HOW MUCH???

Poverty rate has decreased about 7% from 1970- 2005.

Last time the amount of homeless people were

counted was in 2008. The number that was decided was

260 homeless people in Saskatoon – 228 adults, and 32

children. And that’s just in Saskatoon not all of Canada.

That number is also not including families with homes

that are starving.

WHY?

Poverty exists because some people are selfish and demanding.

Because of peoples high expectations of what they need to live

causes the stores to raise prices, because they know people will still

buy. But some people can not afford things at such high prices.

They also sometimes may not have got a good education in their

childhood so they are not able to get a job and make money.

There are many other reasons regarding personal decisions and

each person has a different story they may not share. But those are

the main 3 reasons.

CHILD POVERTY

More than one seventh of Canadian Children live

in poverty.

Children often live in poverty because their

parents do. Or there parents weren’t educated so

they can’t get jobs. Often if parents aren’t educated

neither are their children.

This is a young teenage boy. No one knows the cause of

this but it is sad that this happens to such young people.

She is cold, hungry, and has little to no education. No one has the nerves to help her and no one tries to change this girls life one bit. Because no one realizes she is no different then you or I. She is just a normal girl who is waiting for someone to help her and her family.

TODAY!

RESOURCES

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=How+much

+poverty+in+Canada

http://

www.conferenceboard.ca/HCP/Details/society/child-p

overty.aspx

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