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Over the past year, the Government of Canada has travelled across the country, engaging with thousands of Canadians, especially those who have lived experience with poverty, to hear their stories, ideas and feedback about reducing poverty. Today the Honourable Jean‑Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, announced the release of the What We Heard report, a summary of the feedback gathered during the Poverty Reduction Strategy engagement process.
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Making post-secondary education more affordable for Canadians is how we will continue growing our middle class and strengthening our economy. When Canadians have the opportunity to go to school or access training while better balancing family responsibilities, they are better placed to find and keep good jobs. That’s why today, Terry Beech, Member of Parliament for Burnaby North–Seymour and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, highlighted expanded access to Canada Student Grants for part-time students.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, will announce how the Government of Canada is helping youth find and keep good jobs.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Terry Beech, Member of Parliament for Burnaby North–Seymour and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will visit the British Columbia Institute of Technology to highlight how the Government of Canada is helping more part-time students afford post-secondary education.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will discuss insight collected during public consultations conducted to help shape Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Member of Parliament for Burlington, will visit The Centre for Skills Development & Training to highlight how the Government of Canada is helping more parents save for their children’s post-secondary education.
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Canadians with disabilities face challenges every day that prevent them from participating fully in all aspects of our society, and our government is taking action to break down these barriers.
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The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) is a federal grants and contributions program which supports community-based projects across Canada aimed at improving accessibility in public facilities and in workplaces.
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Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre, will announce how the Government of Canada will help the City of Winnipeg participate in a national homelessness project.
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Today, Stéphane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Persons with Disabilities, on behalf of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, joined members of Universities Canada to celebrate the upcoming launch of their Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) program, a national student competition to help remove barriers to accessibility.
