coronavirus pandemic has created an economic crisis — one that experts are increasingly concerned could push more people into poverty.Many organizations have warned about the disproportionate impact of the virus, but the United Nations took it one step further Friday, cautioning that the “worst impacts of the crisis on poverty are still to come.”It’s something Canadian experts are worried about, too.
Coronavirus pandemic taking its toll on children’s overall safety and health, report shows “There’s no doubt that the huge decline in employment is going to push people under the poverty line,” said David Macdonald, a senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.“The real question is — how much can government programs push.