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From here<\/a>:<\/p>\nAn Anglican bishop, along with a coalition of leading anti-poverty and housing advocates, has urged the federal government to adopt a \u201crights-based\u201d approach in its upcoming National Housing Strategy and poverty reduction strategies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe come together today to send a clear and consistent message to the federal government regarding the need for a rights-based approach to addressing housing, food and justice for all, particularly among the First Peoples of this great nation,\u201d said Bishop John Chapman, who took part in a press conference on Parliament Hill October 16, the eve of the United Nations\u2019 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not just the work of charity,\u201d said Chapman. \u201cWe are discussing human dignity, the beauty and wonder of every human being, the unique gift a person brings to our civil society.\u201d<\/p>\n
A human rights approach is the most effective framework if Canada expects to address the socio-economic disadvantage suffered by millions who are homeless, inadequately housed and living in poverty, said Leilani Farha, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing and the executive director of Canada Without Poverty, who was also present at the press conference. \u201cIt would also ensure people could exercise their rights through new accountability mechanisms for all levels of government\u2014a feature missing from current policies on poverty and housing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bishop John Chapman is campaigning to reduce poverty because not being poor is, apparently, a \u201cright\u201d. The sad thing about this, it seems to me, is that \u201chuman rights\u201d are a man-made construct devised to fill the vacuum left when … Continue reading