Church leaders rebuke government.

Ottawa--Representatives of the CCCB CCCB Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
CCCB Central Christian College of the Bible (Missouri)
CCCB Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
CCCB Child Care Choices of Boston were among the Canadian Council Canadian Council may refer to:

In aviation:

Canadian Airports Council, the Canadian trade association for Canada's airports
Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council, a public consultative body involved in creating the Canadian Aviation Regulations

of Churches' signatories to a letter chastising the federal government for its failure to eliminate child poverty by the promised 2000 date. Particularly, the group criticized the government for not raising the Child Tax Benefit towards the $4,200 target for 2004.

The low Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. contribution to overseas aid was also criticized. Although 100% bilateral bilateral /bi·lat·er·al/ (-lat´er-al) having two sides, or pertaining to both sides.

bi·lat·er·al
adj.
1. Having or formed of two sides; two-sided.

2. debt relief was given to 19 Third World countries, church leaders asked that it should be expanded, especially to countries which have suffered recent natural disasters.

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