Sept 9, 2014 Health Providers Call for Immediate Targets and Action on Poverty in Ontario TORONTO – Health Providers Against Poverty responded with disappointment to the release of the Ontario government’s second five-year Poverty Reduction strategy. Although the Strategy keeps poverty on the public agenda, and expands the focus to include homeless adults, members are […]
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July 11, 2014 Hon Kathleen Wynne, MPP Premier of Ontario kwynne.mpp@liberal.ola.org Hon Eric Hoskins, MPP Minister of Health and Long Term Care ehoskins.mpp@liberal.ola.org Hon Helena Jaczek, MPP Minister of Community and Social Services hjaczek.mpp@liberal.ola.org Dear Premier Wynne, Minister Hoskins, and Minister Jaczek; We were pleased that Premier Wynne’s Speech From The Throne announced plans for […]
Oct 3, 2013 Poverty and Inequality – Blueprint For A Sicker Ontario Submission by Health Providers Against Poverty KEY MESSAGES Poverty and income inequality are key determinants of health. For individuals to attain good health, they require adequate income as well as safe and secure housing. Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) has achieved some noteworthy […]
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