Opinion: A step in right direction for working poor

It used to be that the best way to get out of poverty was to get a job, stay out of debt and save and plan for your and your children’s future. But the math isn’t working anymore in Metro Vancouver. Working poverty is an ever-increasing and growing concern.
A report published last fall by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the B.C. Poverty Reduction Coalition and the United Way shows that over 100,000 people in our communities are working but living below the poverty line.