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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";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Please review the message from Paul Soucie at the Shepherds of Good Hope. The deadline suggested for </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>emailing to <a href="mailto:socialassistancereview@ontario.ca"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>socialassistancereview@ontario.ca</span></strong></a> is March 15 for ISARC’s March 16 deadline.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><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><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Lynne Browne</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'><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Hi Lynne<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Can we post this on the list serve……..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>The Shepherds of Good Hope are supporting the work of the Commissioners of the Social Assistance Review Commission and the commentary of the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (ISARC) in respect of changes to provincial social assistance programs. I encourage you to become informed and support this initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Attached is a draft letter you m</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>a</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>y want to consider, modify, and send off. Please see further detail below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Thank you for your consideration in this matter… If you have any further questions please contact Patricia Marsdale-Dole at: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <a href="mailto:pmarsdendole@rogers.com">pmarsdendole@rogers.com</a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>……Thank you Paul Soucie</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Paul A. Soucie</span></i></strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:purple'><br></span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:blue'>Executive Director</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:purple'><br></span></i><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'>Shepherds of Good Hope</span></i></strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:purple'><br></span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>T</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:blue'>EL:</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> (613) 789-8210</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:purple'><br></span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>F</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:blue'>AX</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>: (613) 789-0888</span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:purple'> </span></i><span lang=EN-US style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P</span></i></strong><strong><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Webdings;color:maroon'> </span></i></strong><strong><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:green'>please consider the environment before printing this email</span></i></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>This e-mail and any attachment is directed in confidence solely to the recipient or recipients named above and any other distribution, copying or disclosure is prohibited. The contents of this e-mail may also be subject to solicitor-client privilege and/or be exempt from disclosure under applicable law. All rights to such privilege or exemption are expressly claimed and not waived. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately by telephone and destroy the original transmission without making a copy. </span></i><o:p></o:p></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"'> Patricia Marsden-Dole <a href="mailto:[mailto:pmarsdendole@rogers.com]">[mailto:pmarsdendole@rogers.com]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 02, 2012 12:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> Paul Soucie; ann macdonald<br><b>Cc:</b> Patricia Marsden-Dole; <a href="mailto:pmarsdendole@rogers.com">pmarsdendole@rogers.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Fw: Final draft of letter to the SAR Commissioners - now ready to use as you see fit</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><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>As promised in my earlier email I have now attached a final draft of a letter for you to use to indicate both the importance you attach to the work of the Commissioners of the Social Assistance Review Commission and the commentary of the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (ISARC) in respect of changes to provincial social assistance programmes. Detailed information on the Options paper of the Social Assistance Review Commission is available on their website: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://www.p/">www.</a><a href="http://www.socialassistancereview.ca/home" target="_blank">http://www.socialassistancereview.ca/home</a><a href="http://www.ontario/">Ontario</a> .<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The commentary</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>of the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition in respect of their comments on the Review is on their website </span></strong> <a href="http://www.isarc.ca/">http://www.isarc.ca/</a>.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p><span lang=EN-US>If you wish to show your support for the detailed commentary of the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (ISARC) on behalf of the faith communities of Ontario, you may use the attached draft with any adjustments you would like to see, then sign off for your organisation and email to <a href="mailto:socialassistancereview@ontario.ca"><strong>socialassistancereview@ontario.ca</strong></a> by March 15 for their March 16 deadline. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>Please note that the Social Assistance Review Commission has posted a selection of submissions on the above noted site to help facilitate dialogue on social assistance issues. By sending them your letter, you are giving the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:State w:insAuthor="Unknown" w:insDate="2012-03-06T09:08:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Unknown" w:endInsDate="2012-03-06T09:08:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Unknown" w:insDate="2012-03-06T09:08:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Unknown" w:endInsDate="2012-03-06T09:08:00Z"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ontario</span><span class=msoIns><ins datetime="2012-03-06T09:08"></ns0:place></ins></span></ns0:State></span><span lang=EN-US> permission to post it on the website and/or cite it in Commission publications. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>