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Campaign 2000 Calls for an Ontario Action Plan to Address Child Poverty

A new report by Ontario Campaign 2000 finds that 443,000 children in
Ontario are living in poverty and the child poverty rate is stalled at 16%,
despite strong economic growth. The average low income family is living
about $10,000 below the poverty line.

“With the Liberal Government now halfway through its mandate the upcoming
spring budget is a key decision time. Campaign 2000 calls for provincial
commitment to an Ontario Action Plan for Children. The Liberal Government
has a plan to address the fiscal deficit and has made key long term
investments in health and education. Now is the time to address Ontario’s
social deficit and the fact that 1 in every 6 children is living in
poverty,” stated Jacquie Maund, Coordinator of Ontario Campaign 2000...
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