This article discusses a report by child advocacy group, First Call, which found that BC has the highest child poverty rate in Canada, with 1 in 5 children in the province considered statistically poor. First Call’s report makes 16 recommendations, including raising the minimum wage and welfare rates and adopting a $10-a-day child care program.

For a discussion of this report, listen to yesterday’s (November 27, 2013) CBC BC Almanac Radio Program:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/British+Columbia/B.C.+Almanac/ID/2421008802/