Poverty reduction in Ontario

Ontario released its poverty reduction strategy today.  We'll have some more commentary tomorrow, as there are some strong and some not-so-strong elements in the strategy.

However, of immediate interest, it's worth noting that the government intends to introduce legislation in 2009 to make Ontario's commitment to poverty reduction permanent.

With echoes of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Ontario government is also saying already that their poverty reduction strategy will not be successful without support from the federal government for poverty reduction.