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Chair's Message

The creation of this strategy has been an extraordinary experience.

It has given me the opportunity to meet amazing people from across the province; people working hard to improve the lives of those in poverty; people living in poverty who have hope that we can do better.

To all who contributed to the development of this strategy, thank you. Thank you for your advice, your observations, your stories, your passion and your commitment. I hope you see your ideas reflected in this document.

Thank you to Premier Dalton McGuinty, for making the reduction of poverty a priority for our government, and for giving me the opportunity to play a part in this great endeavour.

Thank you to the members of the Cabinet Committee on Poverty Reduction for embracing this responsibility and for your unflagging determination to address this challenge.

This has been a great undertaking but the hard work is ahead of us.

We have put in place a strategy that will move us in the right direction. But only if all of us, including other levels of government, work together toward this shared goal.

The release of this strategy is the next step forward. It will continue to move us on our way to achieving the vision of a province where every person has the opportunity to realize his or her full potential, and contribute to and participate in a prosperous and healthy Ontario.

We have much work to do to get there, but together we will get there.

Deb Matthews
Chair, Cabinet Committee on Poverty Reduction
Minister of Children and Youth Services
Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues

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