National News Federal government announces plan to reduce poverty by 20 per cent By Brittany Hobson Aug 21, 2018 The Trudeau government announced its anti-poverty plan in Winnipeg Tuesday. In 2015 – 4.2 million people were living in poverty in Canada. Ottawa hopes to reduce this by 20 per cent by the year 2020. Brittany Hobson brings us more. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *NameSubmit Report Tags: anti-poverty, Featured, Federal Government, Poverty, Winnipeg Continue Reading Firefighter, B.C. chief say climate change to blame for wildfires First Nations, citizen groups call for auditor general to investigate nuclear wa... Author(s) Brittany Hobson [email protected] More Stories Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on anoth... 59 mins ago By The Canadian Press Council makes recommendations on security issues in Yukon 24 hours ago By Sara Connors Cree lawyer calls for police to investigate false claims o... 1 day ago By Kathleen Martens Saulteaux band members in Saskatchewan concerned over Cows... 1 day ago By Leanne Sanders Randy Boissonnault out of cabinet over Indigeneity claims 1 day ago By APTN National News Drive by shooting, violence prompts Nisichawayasihk Cree N... 1 day ago By APTN National News