National News Federal government announces plan to reduce poverty by 20 per cent By Brittany Hobson Aug 21, 2018 The Trudeau government announced its anti-poverty plan in Winnipeg Tuesday. In 2015 – 4.2 million people were living in poverty in Canada. Ottawa hopes to reduce this by 20 per cent by the year 2020. Brittany Hobson brings us more. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *EmailSubmit Report Tags: anti-poverty, Featured, Federal Government, Poverty, Winnipeg Continue Reading Firefighter, B.C. chief say climate change to blame for wildfires First Nations, citizen groups call for auditor general to investigate nuclear wa... Author(s) Brittany Hobson [email protected] More Stories Family says Whitehorse inquest jury recommendations don... 2 days ago By Sara Connors Six Nations family pushes Niagara police for answers in ma... 2 days ago By Annette Francis Ongoing colonialism shows itself in Ontario’s legislatur... 2 days ago By Kerry Slack New Métis children’s book offers connecting through sto... 2 days ago By Danielle Paradis Air Canada needs ‘protocols for First Peoples’ says AF... 2 days ago By APTN National News Full parole meeting scheduled for B.C. man who defrauded I... 2 days ago By Danielle Paradis