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The Manitoba government is moving forward with a poverty-reduction plan to be guided by public consultations held this past spring. Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross said there is more work ahead to reduce poverty across the province. 'The valuable insights we heard during the spring consultations will help guide our work moving forward,' she said. More than 500 submissions made to the ALL Aboard committee, co-chaired by Irvin-Ross, have been compiled in a report entitled 'What we Heard _ Key Findings from the March 2013 ALL Aboard:Ê ÊPoverty Reduction and Social Inclusion Strategy Consultations.Ê' The report, which is being distributed to anti-poverty groups and everyone who participated in the consultations, highlights the main themes gleaned from consultation sessions, written submissions and survey responses.Ê Irvin-Ross said the NDP's anti-poverty strategy includes: building affordable housing for low-income earners and providing support services for people struggling with addictions and mental-health issues; investing in schools, colleges, universities and apprenticeships to help people find well-paying work; building and improving roads, health-care centres, schools and other infrastructure to boost employment; exempting groceries from the PST, removing the PST from baby supplies and ensuring Manitobans have the lowest-cost bundle of utilities in Canada; and investing in poverty-reduction initiatives such as a community food centre in Winnipeg. 'What we Heard _ Key Finding from the March 2013 ALL Aboard: Poverty Reduction and Social Inclusion Strategy Consultations' is available at www.gov.mb.ca /allaboard/ consultation. _ Compiled from a Government of Manitoba news release
