Spero is the periodic newsletter of the Canadian Poverty Institute, providing commentary and updates on the work of the Institute. Spero is a Latin verb meaning “to hope” or “to wait for”. We hope and wait for an end to poverty in Canada.
Read our current edition and explore our archives below.
Summer 2026 - The Lure of Independence
Spring 2026 - Violence, Poverty and Peace: What’s the Connection?
Winter 2025 - Poverty and the Right to Participation
Summer 2025 - Turning Debt Into Hope: Poverty and the Year of Jubilee
Fall 2024 - The Right to an Adequate Income
Spring 2024 - Reflecting on the Canadian Poverty Institute Past and Future
Fall 2023 - The Experience of Child Poverty
Spring 2023 - Reflections on Racism and the Experience of Black Canadians
Fall 2022 - Dignity For All in Practice
Winter 2022 - Poverty, Racism and the Gathering Darkness of Hate
Fall 2021 - Building Forward: Charting a Path to Resilience
Fall 2020 - Poverty and the Pandemic: Turning Our Hearts and Minds to Spring
Winter 2020 - Changing Climate, Changing World: Finding Common Ground
Spring 2019 - The Danger and Opportunity of Crisis
Spring 2018 - Turning the Pyramid Upside Down
Winter 2017 - Children in the Crosswalk
Spring 2017 - If All We Have is Our Money
Fall 2017 - Together in Dignity: A Path Toward a Peaceful and Inclusive Society
Fall 2016 - Welcome to Spero