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Human Resources committee I'll just go back to what I said before. I think it needs to be a multi-pronged approach whereby the federal government works with provincial and municipal governments to analyze the programs that do and don't work and spends time in engaging the community and the agencies that a
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Khadeeja Ahsan
Human Resources committee Most of what we do is pretty much considered pro bono. We're funded by Legal Aid Ontario, so we are a community legal aid clinic. We have parameters for how we define low income, which is different from the traditional or certificate program that Legal Aid Ontario has. We have
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Khadeeja Ahsan
Human Resources committee Sure. I can briefly say that the recommendations we've made in our submissions don't necessarily speak to increasing funding in a particular area. They speak more to involving agencies that are experts. Our submission, of course, focuses on racialization of poverty in the field
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Khadeeja Ahsan
Human Resources committee Yes, I can.
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Khadeeja Ahsan
Human Resources committee Thank you. Good morning. Thank you for allowing us to participate in today's meeting. I am a staff lawyer at the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, or as we like to call ourselves, SALCO. SALCO's a not-for-profit organization established to enhance access to justice for low-
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Khadeeja Ahsan
Human Resources committee I can see you. Hi.
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
Khadeeja Ahsan
Human Resources committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I'm delighted to be here. Good morning to everyone on the committee. I am very happy to be here with you this morning. I look forward to taking part in the dialogue on reducing poverty, a subject that is so important for our country. I'm abs
October 27th, 2016Committee meeting
James Hughes