Karen Vecchio at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On February 9th, 2017. See this statement in context.

February 9th, 2017 / 8:50 a.m.

Conservative

Karen Vecchio Conservative Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON

I will turn to Randy.

I am from a small community of 300 people in southwestern Ontario. A lot of times when we talk about the poverty effects, we are really focused on urban centres. Poverty in urban areas is very different from poverty in rural areas. What are some of the things that we as a national committee should be looking at specifically to make sure that when we're looking at these strategies we're encompassing both the rural and the urban areas? What are some of those differences that we should be aware of?

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