Economic Justice
Canada’s farms produce a huge variety of crops.
Canada has the world's second largest proven oil reserves. |
The Call Canada is one of the world's wealthiest countries. A member of the G8, Canada enjoys a bounty of natural resources, a strong currency, a high GDP and a high standard of living. Our inflation is low, as is our "infant mortality rate"—an economic indicator most Canadians don't even have to think about.
Outside Canada's doors, almost a billion of the world's people live on less than $1 a day. Economies struggling to their knees can be knocked flat again by factors such as drought. Combined with other socio-economic factors, the results can be deadly: in Niger, one child in seven will die before reaching her first birthday.
Canada has a lot to share.
World Vision's advocacy teams works with Canada's government, challenging them to consider the impact our resources can have in the world's poorest countries.
The Advocacy Team: Speaking Out For Children
Fast Facts
- In 2006, the World Bank announced that almost 1 billion people in the world live on less than $1 a day.
- In Canada: the infant mortality rate is 1 in 200.In Niger: the infant mortality rate is 1 in 7.
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