Here's your chance to let us know - and to let governments know - what you think about the way we measure poverty in Canada. Take a minute to answer the questions below and add any other comments you like. You may also want to send a copy to Statistics Canada or the Minister of Human Resources Development. The addresses are at the end of the questionnaire.
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In your view, should governments promote the use of more than one set of poverty lines in Canada? |
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Are the low income cut-offs or LICOs of Statistics Canada a reasonable measure of poverty? |
___ Yes ___ No |
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Would you prefer a market basket poverty line rather than a "statistical" measure of poverty? |
___ Yes ___ No |
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Should all governments in Canada have "official" poverty lines? |
___ Yes ___ No |
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Should governments guarantee that no one in Canada falls below the poverty line, once a poverty line is officially recognized? |
___ Yes ___ No |
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Do you believe that poverty is a serious problem in Canada? |
___ Yes ___ No |
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Do you believe that unequal distribution of wealth is a serious problem in Canada? |
___ Yes ___ No |
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Do you believe that 15 to 20 percent of the population of Canada could be considered poor? |
___ Yes ___ No |
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What is the minimum amount of money after taxes needed per month by a family of two adults and two children living in the largest city in your province or territory?
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Do you believe that governments want to change the definition of poverty primarily to get lower poverty lines and lower poverty statistics? |
___ Yes ___ No |
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Should Statistics Canada calculate "affluence" lines to measure the richest people in Canada as well as poverty lines to measure the poorest people? |
___ Yes ___ No |
Province or Territory of Residence __________________________________________
Please check one: Individual Reader ______ Group _____
If you have additional comments, please write them here. Thank you very much for your help.
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Please return to: National Council of Welfare
1010 Somerset Street West, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J9
Other addresses: The Hon. Pierre S. Pettigrew
Minister of Human Resources Development
Place du Portage, Phase IV, 14th Floor
140 Promenade du Portage
Hull, Quebec K1A 0J9
Mr. Ivan P. Fellegi, Chief Statistician
Statistics Canada
R. H. Coats Building
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
Last Update: 2001 02 14