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Activists at a January rally in Whitby, demanding a national poverty reduction plan in the next Canadian federal budget.In December, while political leaders in Ottawa were trying to figure out who was going to form the government, Rebecca Harrison felt that there was more important work to do. The Whitby, Ontario resident felt that the deepening economic crisis was going to hurt those living in poverty.

"It didn't seem to me to be enough of an issue, with the media, with pollitiicans, or with the general public."  She was determined to do something about it.  Her motivation was simple. 

"It was seeing this economic strife coming, and knowing that the people on the bottom always suffer first.  So I just said that I would take things into my own hands and make this a news story, because in today's society you have to get in there and do that, for anyone to pick up on it", she said.

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Back in 1989, federal politicians from all parties promised to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. The latest report card from Campaign 2000 tells us that, nineteen years later 760,000 children are still living in poverty in Canada.

Send Prime Minister Stephen Harper a message to end child poverty

The federal government should invest now to reduce stubborn poverty
rates in Canada, says a new report by Campaign 2000. It would be one of
the best ways to stimulate the economy in this time of crisis.

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