Taking action on poverty – Lethbridge Herald

February 15, 2017.

The Liberal government is putting the wheels in motion for the planned development of a national Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, unveiled on Monday two initiatives to support the creation of a strategy, with one of them aimed at giving Canadians from coast to coast a say in the process of reducing poverty.

The nation-wide consultation process will a Poverty Reduction Strategy engagement website, including discussion forums and online town halls. The plan is to complement the online input by holding roundtables with provincial, territorial and municipal governments; Indigenous organizations; businesses; community organizations; academic experts and Canadians who have experienced poverty.

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