Looks at the 2001 census figures on Income, which show the increasing polarization of income, and the stability of child poverty rates, which remained essentially the same since 1989, despite a House of Commons resolution to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000. Shows problems with Canadian social policy, and the fact that low-income families are earning less than they did in the 1996 census. The number of Canadians living in poverty has increased since 1990, child poverty has increased slightly, especially among recent immigrant families. While there was some improvement in the incomes of lone-parent families and seniors, incomes for low-income families have decreased, as have government transfers. Includes rates for some specific cities, and regions. (HRDC-2001)