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Commissioner calls for reform
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
July 13, 2011
Social assistance is administered through a broken system… “Tinkering won’t fix it,” said Commissioner Frances Lankin. “There’s some fundamental reform required.” Three years ago, the Ontario government announced it was embarking on a poverty reduction strategy, with a special focus on reducing child poverty. The strategy included the establishment of a review commission… “Usually, we’ve stopped at what can be done at the local level… But this is looking at the bigger picture … this will be the most important systemic change that will happen.”
Tags: budget, child care, disabilities, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living
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