Poverty Reduction Strategy needed in Budget 2009

In a letter to Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, CPJ calls on the government to present a "visionary stimulus package" as part of the Federal Budget anticipated for January 27, 2009. The stimulus package should include a federal poverty reduction strategy and other measures designed to limit unemployment and strengthen the stability of families, create a more ecologically sensitive infrastructure, and construct a fairer and more secure global economic. Along with the letter, CPJ provided the Minister with a copy of our pre-budget brief to the Finance Committee.