Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 25in5 - Liberal Candidates Poverty 4

    Uploaded by

    Toronto Star
    4K views1 page
    The document summarizes the positions of candidates in Ontario's 2013 Liberal leadership race on policies to reduce poverty and meet the province's target of reducing child poverty by 25% by 2013. It finds that Eric Hoskins, Sandra Pupatello, and Kathleen Wynne support increasing the Ontario Child Benefit, raising the minimum wage, reforming social assistance, and expanding access to affordable housing and childcare. Gerrard Kennedy and Charles Sousa support social assistance reform but not immediate increases, while Harinder Takhar's position is unclear.

    Original Description:

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document summarizes the positions of candidates in Ontario's 2013 Liberal leadership race on policies to reduce poverty and meet the province's target of reducing child poverty by 25% by 2013. It finds that Eric Hoskins, Sandra Pupatello, and Kathleen Wynne support increasing the Ontario Child Benefit, raising the minimum wage, reforming social assistance, and expanding access to affordable housing and childcare. Gerrard Kennedy and Charles Sousa support social assistance reform but not immediate increases, while Harinder Takhar's position is unclear.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    4K views1 page

    25in5 - Liberal Candidates Poverty 4

    Uploaded by

    Toronto Star
    The document summarizes the positions of candidates in Ontario's 2013 Liberal leadership race on policies to reduce poverty and meet the province's target of reducing child poverty by 25% by 2013. It finds that Eric Hoskins, Sandra Pupatello, and Kathleen Wynne support increasing the Ontario Child Benefit, raising the minimum wage, reforming social assistance, and expanding access to affordable housing and childcare. Gerrard Kennedy and Charles Sousa support social assistance reform but not immediate increases, while Harinder Takhar's position is unclear.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 1

    2 0 13 Liberal Lea d e r s h i p R a c e

    What are the Candidates Saying About Poverty Reduction?


    In 2008, the Liberal Government introduced Ontarios ground breaking poverty reduction strategy, which aimed to reduce child poverty by 25% by 2013. We are moving in to the nal year of the plan and time is running out. Meeting the target will require strong leadership and good policy. How do the leadership candidates stack up?

    Policy Required To increase the Ontario Child Benet to $1310 by July 2013 To raise Ontarios minimum wage To reform social assistance starting with a down payment that increases incomes for recipients To expand access to affordable housing, early learning and child care services To develop and implement Ontarios next Poverty Reduction Strategy

    Eric Hoskins

    Gerrard Kennedy Sandra Pupatello

    Charles Sousa

    Harinder Takhar

    Kathleen Wynne

    Chart developed with information gathered from candidate platforms, direct communication and news media reports.

    F ur t her r e sourc e s a va ilable at w ww .25i n5 .c a

    Commited to act

    Committed to reform with no immediate increase

    Unclear or unstated position

    You might also like