According to the Thresholds That Have Been Adopted by the Canadian

question 147

Multiple Choice

According to the thresholds that have been adopted by the Canadian government as measures of poverty, what percentage of Canadians were living in poverty in 2009?

• A)7.5 percent
• B) 10 percent
• C) 15 percent
• D) 20 percent

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