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[Terrie]

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From: 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction <
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Date: 2008/12/4
Subject: Poverty Plan Lays Foundation for Action
To: mocharebyl at gmail.com


 Poverty plan lays foundation for action

December 4, 2008

TORONTO – Ontario is on track to becoming a leader in poverty reduction in a
plan that is not only crucial to the province's economic recovery but is
also the right thing to do, says the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction.

"Today, Ontario is turning a corner on poverty," says Pat Capponi of Voices
from the Street. "We are closing a chapter on the days where government
believed it could make political gains on the backs of the poor. This is the
kind of foundation on which we can build real progress against poverty and
achieve a better society for all Ontarians."

The plan includes a commitment to reduce child and family poverty in Ontario
by 25% in the next five years and pledges investments to reach that goal.

"Today's announcement signals an understanding that poverty reduction is
smart economics," says Jacquie Maund, Campaign 2000 Ontario Coordinator.
"This plan will prevent and reduce poverty over the long haul."

"Thousands of Ontarians asked for a plan with targets, timelines and
accountability. The government listened," says 25 in 5 spokesperson Cindy
Wilkey. "It is the right thing to do, at precisely the right time. There is
an emerging consensus, from the IMF to the UN and beyond, that investments
in poverty reduction are key to stimulating local economies."

As the plan moves into implementation, the 25 in 5 coalition will focus on
making sure that low-income Ontarians escape poverty and that progress is
achieved quickly on affordable housing, early learning and child care,
better education and training, and that social assistance is transformed
into a program that advances the living standards of the people who are
forced to rely on it.

"We expect poverty reduction to become a central feature in the next five
provincial budgets – and the 25 in 5 Network will continue to hold our
government to its promise to make this plan a reality," says Peter
Clutterbuck, executive director, Social Planning Network of Ontario.

For more information including our backgrounder on how the government's
poverty reduction strategy does against our 25 in 5 - Five Tests for Success
visit www.25in5.ca<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CommunitySocialPlann/f39154604b/eb46af6dad/1139c8ff1a>.



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