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A look at the expectations and outcomes of key issues highlighted in Ontario’s new anti-poverty plan
Friday, December 5th, 2008
Toronto Star – GTA/Social Justice – AT A GLANCE: A look at the expectations and outcomes of key issues highlighted in Ontario’s new anti-poverty plan
December 5, 2008. Noor Javed, Tanya Talaga, Laurie Monsebraaten
EMPLOYMENT
Advocates of low-income workers have long pushed for better protection of temporary employment workers, beefed-up enforcement of Ontario’s employment standards and the hiring of 100 more employment inspectors.
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‘First step’ on poverty draws praise
Friday, December 5th, 2008
TheStar.com – Ontario/GTA – ‘First step’ on poverty draws praise
December 05, 2008. Laurie Monsebraaten, Tanya Talaga, Staff Reporters
Anti-poverty activists are cheering Ontario’s ambitious $1.4 billion plan to cut child poverty by 25 per cent in five years, but vow to ensure the Liberal government lives up to its promise.
“This is a fundamental first step that should be applauded. We should say: Congratulations. Thank you. Now let’s get down to implementing it,” said Toronto United Way President Frances Lankin.
That may be easier said than done.
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Two cheers for anti-poverty plan
Friday, December 5th, 2008
TheStar.com – Opinion/editorial – Two cheers for anti-poverty plan
December 05, 2008
Children raised in poverty aren’t as healthy and don’t do as well in school as other kids. They’re more likely to be involved in crime, be underemployed and start their own families when they’re still young – beginning the cycle all over again.
Ontario has taken a vital step toward breaking that cycle with a focused poverty reduction strategy. Announced yesterday, it seeks to reduce child poverty by 25 per cent within 5 years. That mean 90,000 children and their families would escape poverty.
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Poverty plan greeted with gratitude
Friday, December 5th, 2008
TheStar.com – Opinion – Poverty plan greeted with gratitude
December 05, 2008. Jim Coyle
It was as idealistic as a valedictory address and as optimistic as a marriage proposal.
The Ontario government’s anti-poverty strategy released yesterday even had members of the cabinet committee that drafted it lining up to kiss chair Deb Matthews after its debut, like a receiving line bussing a bride at a wedding.
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Poverty Plan Lays Foundation For Action
Friday, December 5th, 2008
Poverty Watch Ontario – News Release – Poverty Plan Lays Foundation For Action
Posted: 04 Dec 2008. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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.
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Poverty affects way brain works, study suggests
Friday, December 5th, 2008
TheGlobeandMail.com – Science – Poverty affects way brain works, study suggests
December 4, 2008. The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — A B.C. pediatrician has co-authored a new study that researchers believe shows that the brains of children from low-income backgrounds function differently from the brains of kids from high-income environments.
Tom Boyce, who serves as the B.C. Leadership Chair of Child Development at the University of British Columbia, said the study found certain deficits in the functioning of the prefrontal cortex in kids from low-income environments.
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Working to break the poverty cycle
Friday, December 5th, 2008
TheStar.com – Opinion/Worth Repeating – Working to break the poverty cycle
December 4, 2008
The following is excerpted from Breaking the Cycle, the provincial government’s poverty reduction strategy, which was released yesterday:
We can break the cycle of poverty. That’s the conviction that sits at the heart of Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.
We all agree that the moral imperative for reducing poverty is clear: children should have the opportunity to succeed in life, and people facing challenges should be given the tools they need to get ahead.
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Ontario backs ’25-in-5′ poverty plan
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
TheStar.com – Ontario – Ontario backs ’25-in-5′ poverty plan: Reduce child poverty by one-quarter in five years
December 04, 2008. Tanya Talaga, Queen’s Park Bureau
The Ontario government will promise today to reduce child poverty by 25 per cent within the next five years – a target activist groups say is critical to a meaningful poverty strategy.
The Liberal government, led by Children and Youth Minister Deb Matthews, is expected this afternoon to deliver its much-anticipated strategy on how to improve the lives of needy Ontarians.
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No time to ignore the poor
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
TheStar.com – Opinion/letters – No time to ignore the poor
December 04, 2008
Re:Fight poverty to improve economic and social health, Comment Dec. 2
Thanks to Roy Romanow for his timely reminder that poverty shouldn’t be forgotten in the midst of a global economic crisis.
Mr. Romanow rightly points out that Canadians are paying for the costs of poverty in terms of overall health and health care. Acting on poverty is good for the health of Canadians and our economy.
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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty [Ontario Government Announcement]
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Ministry of Children and Youth Services – Ontario Newsroom – Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Ontario Sets Target To Reduce Child Poverty 25 Per Cent Over 5 Years
TORONTO, Dec. 4 /CNW/ – NEWS
Ontario’s poverty reduction strategy will reduce the number of children living in poverty by 25 per cent over 5 years – lifting 90,000 kids out of poverty – by boosting benefits for low-income families and enhancing publicly-funded education.
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