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Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development wrapped up a tour of western Canada after meeting with stakeholders in Vancouver and Edmonton. The visits were an important opportunity to speak with community leaders, not-for-profit organizations and stakeholders about tackling issues such as poverty, homelessness, and affordable housing.
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Today, the Government of Canada is launching a public consultation to consider Canada’s possible accession to the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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Our government made it a priority to strengthen the middle class and help low-income Canadians working hard to join it. The fight against poverty is central to this goal.
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The Government of Canada believes harassment and sexual violence are wrong - they have no place at work, or anywhere. All Canadians deserve to be treated fairly and protected from harm while at work.
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The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will announce the launch of initiatives to support the development of Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.
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The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Canada’s first Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, was mandated by the Prime Minister, with the support of the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, to lead an engagement process with stakeholders—including Canadians with disabilities, provinces, territories and municipalities—that would inform planned legislation to transform how the Government of Canada addresses accessibility.
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Over the past five months, the Government of Canada has held public sessions across Canada as part of a consultation process to inform planned federal accessibility legislation. The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, is leading discussions on the barriers to accessibility that Canadians face in their daily lives.
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The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, today launched two initiatives to support the development of Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy: a nation-wide consultation process and a call for nominations for a ministerial advisory committee on poverty. By opening the dialogue on how to reduce poverty, the Government of Canada reiterates its commitment to find solutions to improve the economic well-being of all Canadian families so they can have a real and fair chance to succeed.
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Consultations on a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy
The Government of Canada has launched an engagement website where interested individuals and organizations can provide their input and opinions on Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Additionally, Minister Duclos will hold discussion forums and online town halls to hear what Canadians have to say.
