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Mayor looks for ‘big idea’ to tackle poverty in Calgary
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
June 28, 2011
While it’s true that much of this is in the responsibility of the federal and provincial governments, somebody has to take leadership. [Nenshi] “I’m not interested in endless buck passing on this.”… “Poverty reduction is not about money,” Richter said. “Poverty reduction is about quality of life and access to the economy and allowing people to help themselves; just create a level playing field as opposed to creating equal results. “That would really challenge a lot of assumptions about what poverty reduction is and about . . . the role of a municipal government in that.”
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