How long must poor kids in B.C. wait for action?

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BY ADRIENNE MONTANI AND DR. JOHN MILLAR, THE PROVINCE NOVEMBER 26, 2013ChildPovertyReport

The 2013 B.C. Child Poverty Report Card, published by First Call: B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, again contains a list of shameful statistics for our wealthy province compared with the rest of the country: highest child-poverty rate (18.6 per cent); highest under-age-six poverty rate (21 per cent); highest two parent family poverty rate (14 per cent); and highest single-mother family poverty rate (50 per cent). Yes, you read that last one right – one in every two children in single mother families in B.C. is poor. Read more…