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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=blue><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>opportunity to advocate </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>federally </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>for an end to homelessness and for a significant increase in the federal budget allocations for the <b>Homelessness Partnering Strategy</b> and for the </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Investment in Affordable Housing program</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> by sending a submission to the </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Government of Canada’s <b>online</b> pre-budget consultations. <i>The </i></span><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Investment in Affordable Housing is the renamed </span></i><span class=ft><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>federal</span></i></span><span class=ft><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-provincial-territorial <span style='color:black'>affordable housing</span> agreement.</span></i></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.fin.gc.ca/prebudget-prebudgetaire/1-eng.asp" target="_blank">http://www.fin.gc.ca/prebudget-prebudgetaire/1-eng.asp</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Some background resources:<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>The Wellesley Institutes latest Pre-budget Submission is available at <span style='color:#0F243E'><a href="http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/Committee/411/FINA/WebDoc/WD5138047/411_FINA_PBC2011_Briefs%5CWellesley%20Institute%20E.pdf">http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/Committee/411/FINA/WebDoc/WD5138047/411_FINA_PBC2011_Briefs%5CWellesley%20Institute%20E.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></h1><h1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;font-weight:normal'>For a government perspective on these issues see -</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>CMHC and Canada’s Economic Action Plan at <a href="http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/nero/jufa/jufa_017.cfm">http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/nero/jufa/jufa_017.cfm</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Lynne Browne</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Executive Director, Alliance to End Homelessness </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>613-241-7913 ext. 205, <a href="mailto:lbrowne@ysb.on.ca" target="_blank"><span style='color:#17365D'>lbrowne@ysb.on.ca</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> PMO <a href="mailto:[mailto:pm@PM.GC.CA]">[mailto:pm@PM.GC.CA]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> January 17, 2012 3:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ALLNEWS_E@LSERV.PMO-CPM.GC.CA">ALLNEWS_E@LSERV.PMO-CPM.GC.CA</a><br><b>Subject:</b> News Release</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From the <a href="http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/">Prime Minister's Web Site</a> (<a href="http://www.pm.gc.ca/">http://www.pm.gc.ca/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>PM consults with Canadians on creating jobs and economic growth<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>January 17, 2012<br>Saguenay, Quebec<br><br>Prime Minister Stephen Harper today met with Canadians involved with small and medium-sized businesses to discuss ways to continue creating jobs and economic growth in a difficult global economy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“The global recovery remains fragile and protecting and creating jobs remains our Government’s number one priority,” said the Prime Minister. “As we prepare for Economic Action Plan 2012, our Government will continue to listen to entrepreneurs, workers, small business owners and hard-working Canadians on the best ways to create jobs and economic growth.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks to Canada’s Economic Action Plan and Canada’s strong economic and financial fundamentals, the Canadian economy has recovered from the global recession better than most other industrialized countries. Among G-7 countries, Canada has posted the strongest growth in employment by far during the recovery with nearly 600,000 net new jobs created since July 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Over the coming month, the Prime Minister, his Cabinet and caucus will travel to small towns, communities and cities across the country to listen to and seek the views of Canadians on the Government’s long-term Economic Action Plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to ensure that all Canadians can participate in this process, the Government of Canada has also launched online pre-budget consultations. Those wishing to make submissions can do so by visiting <a href="http://www.fin.gc.ca/prebudget-prebudgetaire/1-eng.asp" target="_blank">http://www.fin.gc.ca/prebudget-prebudgetaire/1-eng.asp</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Prime Minister's Office - Communications<br>[<a href="http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/subscribe.asp?txtLoginEmailID=laidleyj@LAO.ON.CA&login=1&pageId=32&featureId=10">Manage my subscriptions</a> | <a href="http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/unsubscribe.asp?txtLoginEmailID=laidleyj@LAO.ON.CA&login=1&pageId=32&featureId=10">Unsubscribe</a>]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>