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This page features media releases and opinion editorials produced by the ESPC.

Recent Media Releases

Alberta Child Poverty Increases 40%
Media Release; November 23, 2011

Recession Takes Toll on Edmonton's Social Health
Media Release; October 20, 2011

Recession Causes Huge Poverty Spike in Alberta and Edmonton
Media Release: June 15, 2011

53,000 Alberta Children Live Below Poverty Line
Opinion Editorial, Edmonton Journal; November 24, 2010

Day of Action for a Canada-wide Housing Strategy
Opinion Editorial, Edmonton Journal; October 22, 2010

A made-in-Alberta child-tax benefit would reduce cost of poverty
Opinion Editorial, Edmonton Journal; March 16, 2010

Little Good News in Budget for Alberta Renters and Homeless
Media Release; February 10, 2010

Minimum Wage Freeze A Backward Step
Media Release; February 5, 2010

It's Time to Make Alberta Poverty-Free
Media Release; November 24, 2009

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Tuesday, 22 March 2005

Removing social and economic barriers key to becoming inclusive city

Sunday, 13 February 2005

Open letter on child care

Tuesday, 23 November 2004

Child poverty in Alberta, CBC Radio Interview

Wednesday, 29 September 2004

Proposing a practical solution to decrease poverty in Alberta

Saturday, 22 May 2004

Poverty is an election issue too

Tuesday, 23 March 2004

Alberta budget means many kept in poverty

Sunday, 21 March 2004

Welfare payments leave families trapped in poverty

Tuesday, 03 February 2004

Adopting a minimum income threshold

Monday, 15 December 2003

Charity not enough to replace gov’t aid

Wednesday, 03 December 2003

‘Old-fashioned’ debate revives forgotten issue

Thursday, 30 October 2003

Public debate to address social policy shift

Thursday, 24 July 2003

Extra income for needy families a beginning

Thursday, 12 June 2003

Counting the costs of 10 years of Ralph Klein

Thursday, 22 May 2003

New poverty line tool challenges Alberta government’s welfare and minimum wage rates

Wednesday, 09 April 2003

Mean-spirited budget offers measly help to the poor

Thursday, 03 April 2003

Alberta Budget Commentary, Transcript from CBC

Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Free legal services now available to low income Edmontonians

Wednesday, 22 May 2002

Low-Income Programs Review has little to show and tell

Thursday, 15 April 1999

More than 20,000 Edmonton Children Hungry

Tuesday, 26 January 1999

Government asked to STOP + START OVER

Tuesday, 19 January 1999

AISH Changes Offer First Look at Social Union in Action

Friday, 15 January 1999

New wave of welfare reform takes on the disabled

Wednesday, 16 December 1998

Alberta’s Child Welfare Cases Up 48.4 Per cent

Wednesday, 13 May 1998

New Statistics Canada Information Shows Alberta Poverty Becoming Entrenched

Wednesday, 15 April 1998

Survey Finds Concerns About Children's Services Widespread

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