Human Resources committee  I'll be a little more specific and repeat that an investment in early years education has statistical proof to support the fact that it is one of the greatest determinants of moving children out of poverty, and hence generations out of poverty. I know that education is a provin

Human Resources committee  Certainly we see the racialization of poverty in our schools in terms of poverty impacting student self-esteem. The impact is exacerbated if you're blending the two challenges of racialization and poverty. Toronto has been quite well identified and recognized for the parenting c

Human Resources committee  The program is privately based but is supported by funding from the Minister of Education in Ontario. It's across Canada. Some provinces, I think, support it even more solidly financially than we do in Ontario. The founder of that program is Mary Gordon, and she has been quite we

Human Resources committee  Just to clarify, you're looking more for actually linking up with some of the community organizations—

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. I'd like to begin by extending our appreciation for including us in this event today. We're looking forward to having the opportunity to highlight some of the work we've been doing to assist with poverty, particularly poverty and education, and also to offe