‘No Real Progress’ in Nova Scotia’s Child and Family Poverty Rates: Report - Halifax

‘No real progress’ in Nova Scotia’s child and family poverty rates: report - Halifax

The report found Nova Scotia has the highest rate of child poverty in Atlantic Canada and the third-highest in the country — with 22.7 per cent of children living in poverty.

N.S. has highest child poverty rate in Atlantic Canada, Houston must act: NDP » The Laker News

HALIFAX: NDP Opportunities and Social Development Critic Lina Hamid made the following statement Feb. 18 in response to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: “Nova Scotian parents are doing their best to make sure their children are happy and healthy. But under the Houston government’s watch, more than 40,000 children are living in poverty, with parents left wondering how they’ll aff…