MEDIA ADVISORY - Campaign 2000 to Release 2010 Report Card on Child Poverty
in Canada

TORONTO, Nov. 22 /CNW/ - Campaign 2000 will release its annual Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on Wednesday, November 24^th in Ottawa.  This year marks 21 years since unanimous House of Commons' resolution to end child poverty in Canada by 2000 and one year after the entire House of Commons voted "to develop an immediate plan to end poverty for all in Canada."

The 2010 report, entitled Reduced Poverty = Better Health for All highlights poverty as a social determinant of health, presents the latest statistics on child and family poverty, and makes recommendations for all political parties. It will be released November 24th, 10:00 a.m. in the Charles Lynch Press Conference Room (130S) on Parliament Hill.   Federal party leaders have been invited to respond to the report card.

Speakers at the press conference:

• Laurel Rothman - National Coordinator, Campaign 2000;
• The Hon. Monique Bégin, PC, FRSC, OC, former Minister of Health and member, W.H.O. Commission on the Social Determinants of Health;
• Christa Japel, Professor, Département d'éducation et formation spécialisées, Université du Québec à Montréal

The report will be available at www.campaign2000.ca on November 24.  Provincial report cards on child poverty are also being released on November 24th in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. 

On Thursday, November 25^th,

• Breakfast for MPs and Senators  7:30 - 8:45 am;  contact Laurel Rothman for more information (see contact information below)

Campaign 2000 is a non-partisan, cross-Canada network of 120 national, provincial and community partner organizations committed to working to end child poverty in Canada.  www.campaign2000.ca 

For further information:

Laurel Rothman - National Coordinator, Campaign 2000, 416-595-9230 Ext. 228 or 416-575-9230 (cell)
Liyu Guo - Program Assistant, Campaign 2000, 416-595-9230, ext. 244 or 416-624-1885 (cell)

Provincial Report Card contacts: -
B.C. - First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition - Adrienne Montani 604-873-8437
Alberta - John Kolkman, Edmonton Social Planning Council 780.423-2031 x350
Saskatchewan - Fiona Douglas, University of Regina 306-585-4036
Manitoba - Rhonda Powers, Social Planning Council of Winnipeg  204-943-2561
Ontario - Jacquie Maund, Ontario Campaign 2000 [phone] ext. 241
New Brunswick - Randy Hatfield, Human Development Council 506-636-8540
Nova Scotia - Lesley Frank, 902-582-2483 or 903-670-3653