The study for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Nova Scotia, defines relative poverty as families living on half of the midway point of all family incomes. 'Shamefully high'Christine Saulnier, the centre's director in Nova Scotia, said the poverty numbers are "shamefully high" and people need jobs that pay decent wages. She said it comes from a deeper social and financial imbalance in Nova Scotia. "Our poverty is quite deep and that means those who are living in poverty are living well below the poverty line." Government says some incomes risingBut Nova Scotia Community Services Minister Joanne Bernard said the report's numbers are out of date and misleading.

Source: CBC News November 24, 2016 20:13 UTC