Human Resources committee  I'm sorry. This is my area of research, so I thought I would respond. One of the biggest problems with labour market policy right now is that we are trying to train people really quickly to enter the labour force and to match them with existing jobs. The problem is that you can'

Human Resources committee  For me, it's housing. That's what we've been hearing loud and clear from the community. So I would say social housing.

Human Resources committee  I'll go back to housing, because I think it is critical. In all the work we've done--CCPA and other groups--we've heard that housing is the biggest priority for people who are living in poverty. I don't have the numbers with me, but in terms of how we fund social housing, there'

Human Resources committee  Sure. I just want to stress again the complexity of poverty. It has come up a few times. We can't be setting these sorts of grandiose plans--we're going to eliminate poverty by a certain year--and then not follow through in a significant way by looking at what the role is of al

Human Resources committee  Thanks for the opportunity. Just before I start, I want to say, following Gerald's presentation, that we're putting out a report on Wednesday entitled It Takes All Day To Be Poor. I think it captures a lot of the testimonials that you raised in your presentation. Poverty and so