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Prime Minister Appoints Federal Coordinator on Homlessness
March 23, 1999
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced today that he has appointed Minister of Labour Claudette Bradshaw to coordinate the Government of Canada's activities related to Canada's homeless.
"Homelessness is an urgent and complex issue, which all governments -- federal, provincial, territorial and municipal -- as well as communities have a role to play in reducing," said the Prime Minister. "With her experience and background in dealing with similar community-based social issues, the Minister is ideally suited to see to it that federal initiatives that directly address the needs of homeless Canadians complement those of other governments and local communities."
Prior to entering politics, Mrs. Bradshaw served as Atlantic representative on the National Welfare Council, as well as a member of the New Brunswick Housing Task Force and the Moncton Housing Coalition. She also founded Moncton Headstart.
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