Media Advisory - Campaign 2000 to Release 2009 Report Card on Child Poverty
in Canada

TORONTO , Nov. 20 /CNW/ - Campaign 2000 will release its annual Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on Tuesday, November 24th in Ottawa . This year marks 20 years since unanimous House of Commons' resolution to end child poverty in Canada by 2000.

The 2009 report, entitled Keep the Promise: Make Canada Poverty-Free, reviews the trends of the past two decades, 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;
    -   Ed Broadbent   -  Public commentator and former leader, New
                          Democratic Party
    -   Peggy Taillon  -  President, Canadian Council on Social Development
                          (porte parole francophone)
    -   Sid Frankel    -  Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
    

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 .

    
    Other activities on November 24th:
    -   Breakfast for MPs and Senators 7:30 - 8:45 am; Room 200 West Block;
        contact Laurel Rothman for more information (see contact information
        below)
    -   Rally at Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill 9:00 am
    -   Find out about events across the country at www.campaign2000.ca -
        click on "Take Action on November 24"

    For further information, please contact:

    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 - Bill Moore-Kilgannon, Public Interest Alberta 780-420-0471
    Saskatchewan - Paul Gingrich - University of Regina 306-352-0253
    Manitoba - Rob Marriott - Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
    204-943-2561 (office) or 204-793-3289 (cell)
    Ontario - Jacquie Maund, Ontario Campaign 2000 [phone] ext. 241
    New Brunswick - Randy Hatfield, Human Development Council 506-636-8540
    Nova Scotia - Pauline Raven, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,
    N.S. 902-670-2949

    Other contacts:
    Ottawa - Adje van de Sande - Carleton University School of Social Work:
    613-520-2600 ext. 3542
        - porte parole francophone
    Newfoundland & Labrador - Penelope Rowe - Community Services Council
    Newfoundland & Labrador: 709-753-9860
    

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, [phone] Ext. 228 or [phone] (cell); Liyu Guo, Program Assistant, Campaign 2000, [phone], ext. 244 or [phone] (cell)