What Ontario Parties are Saying about Poverty

With the upcoming election, parties poverty reducation strategies are at the obvious front of questions being posed by anti-poverty advocates.

The Income Secuirty and Advocacy Centre has created an information sheet laying out each parties stance regarding poverty.

Here's a brief, non-detailed overview. A more detailed response can be found here.

Liberals:

The Liberals will build a comprehensive Poverty Reduction Strategy around the Ontario Child Benefit, and will work with partners to develop indicators and targets to mesure and address child poverty. Firm targets will be introduced within one year.

Progressive Conservatives:

The PCs have not made a commitment to a Poverty Reduction Strategy. But, an all-party debate on poverty and disability in Toronto on Sept. 18, the PC representative cmomitted her party to institution a poverty reduction strategy.

NDP:

The NDP has not made a committment to a Poverty Reduction Strategy. But the federal NDP - via Social Policy critic Tony Martin - has called on the federal government to enact a national Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Green Party:

The Green Party has said that it believes Ontario needs a Poverty Reduction Strategy. But it has not explicitly committed to instituting one.