Posted on 01/03/05
Canada ranks poorly for child poverty
Among the world's wealthiest nations, Canada falls near the bottom of the pack when ranked by its level of child poverty.In a Unicef report to be released today, rare for turning a lens on the rich rather than the developing world, Canada is 19th among the 26 countries ranked according to their record of child poverty, a dubious distinction that places the country behind the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, though ahead of the United States and Britain.
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