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

Minister’s Community Consultations

Minister’s Consultation (Sudbury: May 26, 2008)

The following observations of the Minister’s consultation on poverty reduction in Sudbury on May 26, 2008 are offered by Dave Stevenson of North Bay.
We should all be proud of our efforts to get North Bay heard at today’s provincial consultation with Deb Matthews. The group consulting with the Minister was small. Six of us [...]

Minister’s Consultation (Hamilton, May 11, 2008)

The following observations of the Minister’s consultation on poverty reduction in Hamilton May 11, 2008 are offered by Maggie Hughes.
The meeting was announced on short notice for some of the poverty groups in Hamilton, so it was a scramble getting people organized to attend.
There was discussion about how the meeting was set up as invitation [...]

Minister’s Consultation (Ottawa, May 9, 2008)

The following observations of the Minister’s consultation on poverty reduction in Ottawa on May 9, 2008 are offered by Jenny Gullen.
There was a fairly broad range of people invited to the Minister’s Consultation in Ottawa: Aboriginal persons, persons living on low-income, persons living with a disability, representatives from local community health centres, community resource centres, [...]