· in too many cases, only money leads to power and respect, and this has to be changed.

· everyone has potential, that if developed, could create opportunities that lead to less poverty.

· families can build bonds between children and their issues with security and love.

· the government has the money and power to create a solution for poverty, but its ability to do this is sometimes overcome by greed.

· education leads to knowledge and a sense of pride which, in turn, leads to accomplishment; however, if we don't have a means to educate people, this becomes complicated.

· no child in Canada should have to go hungry.

· all Canadians should be equal; all children should have same opportunities.

· equal opportunities should be created nation-wide; no one should leave their families because of the lack of local jobs.

· We, as people that live in Canada, should talk about the issue of child poverty.

· people need to empathize with and not just acknowledge the problems of poverty.

· the community has the power to eliminate child poverty.

· child poverty happens when businesses and
governments put profits and popularity ahead of the interests of the most vulnerable members of society.

· poverty is everyone's responsibility.

· we need to share our resources.

· child poverty is part and parcel of the larger issue of social inequality.