Income Security: A Roadmap for Change
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A CLOSING NOTE<br />
This <strong>Roadmap</strong> holds the promise of a re<strong>for</strong>med and<br />
renewed income security system in Ontario. It is<br />
grounded in a shared vision <strong>for</strong> a province where people<br />
are treated with respect and dignity, are inspired and<br />
equipped to reach their full potential, and have equitable<br />
access to an accountable system that helps to overcome<br />
the devastating effect of living without an adequate<br />
income or support. The ultimate goal is to achieve social<br />
and economic inclusion, with particular attention to the<br />
needs and experience of Indigenous peoples.<br />
The <strong>Roadmap</strong> is a holistic plan of action to steer change over the next 10 years<br />
It concentrates on the urgent need <strong>for</strong> immediate action and the subsequent<br />
order and timing of an integrated package of re<strong>for</strong>ms The plan is ambitious<br />
but achievable if all partners in the income security landscape work together to<br />
support trans<strong>for</strong>mative change<br />
We all have a shared interest in supporting people’s ability to thrive and<br />
contribute to the social fabric of our communities and the economic well-being of<br />
the province We have seen the human toll caused by inadequacies in the current<br />
income security system, including deprivation, despair and lost opportunities<br />
There have been countless reports and recommendations over the past 30 years<br />
Now is the time <strong>for</strong> action<br />
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