Campaign 2000 recently released its report A Poverty Reduction Strategy for Ontario. This report calls on all Ontario political parties to commit to a “Poverty Reduction Strategy for Ontario” as they finalize their party platforms for the October election. Campaign 2000 urges all party leaders to commit to a comprehensive Poverty Reduction Strategy for Ontario with a target to reduce the number of children and families living in poverty by 25% within 5 years, and 50% in 10 years.

Currently, only Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have provincial poverty reduction strategies, and many organizations believe that these strategies are a key factor in fighting poverty in Canada. The proposed strategy outlined in this report include the four cornerstones the National Council of Welfare laid out in its Solving Poverty report.

To download the Campaign 2000 report, please click here:
Report

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To learn more about the National Council of Welfare, and to download their report, please click here:
National Council of Welfare