To monitor and inform on cross-Ontario activity on the poverty reduction agenda

Media

Sept. 8, 2008 Media Conference Video

Video of September 8, 2008 media conference by the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction re: Poverty Report Release regarding the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy Consultations held in the spring and summer of 2008.

Media Release – Poverty Plan Needs Real Backbone, Ontarians Say

TORONTO, September 8 – If Ontario is going to seriously tackle poverty it must invest in a comprehensive multi-year plan, not just a set of quick fixes. That’s the message that government MPPs heard in more than 50 community consultations on poverty reduction over the summer, according to a new report by the 25 in [...]

Open Letter To Premier And All MPPs Re: Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy

September 8, 2008 OPEN LETTER TO PREMIER AND ALL MPPS Re: Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Dear Premier McGuinty: As we approach the beginning of the Legislature’s fall session, a historic achievement on poverty reduction is within Ontario’s reach. Building on the past 12 months of consultation and deliberation, we are writing to urge you and [...]

Media Alert – Anti Poverty Network Releases Open Letter to Premier

TORONTO – The ‘25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction’ will release a report summarizing what communities want to see in the government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy now under development. Based on recommendations from over 50 community meetings held this summer across Ontario, the report will be attached to an Open Letter to the Premier and [...]

Province To Seek Input On Poverty Reduction

The Province of Ontario is launching a website (called Growing Stronger Together) and releasing a Poverty Reduction brochure to let people know about its plans to reduce poverty and to encourage people to email or write letters outlining their ideas. A story in the Toronto Star today (May 2, 2008) says Deb Matthews will be [...]