Archived - Roundtable on Solving Poverty
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The roundtable on Solving Poverty convened November 29, 2007, at a time when John Rook, Chair of the National Council of Welfare (NCW), declared that "poverty is out of the closet." With federal political parties making "policies and commitments on how to deal with the issue," participants considered the four strategic cornerstones in the NCW's report, Solving Poverty: a long-term vision with measurable targets and timelines; a plan of action and budget; a government accountability structure to ensure results; and a set of agreed poverty indicators.
The full report is now available. While not a verbatim account of the day's dialogue, the report captures a good sense of the important and varied ideas discussed by roundtable participants.
2008-01-17