Carol Goar
Historic day for poverty activists

Tomorrow is the day poverty activists have worked for, fought for and longed for.

But it comes with a daunting challenge.

Nothing in the poverty reduction plan the Ontario government is set to unveil will help the tens of thousands of Ontarians who are skimping on food, facing eviction and staring at layoff notices right now.

None of the targets, timetables or policy changes that Children's Minister Deb Matthews is poised to announce will help low-income Ontarians...

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