MEDIA ADVISORY
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Committee to hold news conference on report on poverty, housing and homelessness

OTTAWA (December 7, 2009) – Senators Art Eggleton and Hugh Segal will be holding a news conference on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 to discuss recommendations to address the distressing findings of a study on poverty, housing and homelessness by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Cities. 

The Committee heard testimony from more than 170 witnesses, including people living in poverty, several of them homeless, as well as universities, think tanks, provincial and local governments and civil society organizations.  The report is based on a two-year, cross-country study.

DATE:                                   Tuesday, December 8, 2009
PLACE:                                 National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street, Ottawa
TIME:                                    3:45 p.m.
Live Webcast:                      http://senate-senat.ca/cities-villes.asp 

Laurel Rothman
National Coordinator, Campaign 2000
& Director of Social Reform, Family Service Toronto
355 Church St. Toronto M5B 1Z8
Tel: 416-595-9230 x228; Fax: 416-595-0242
NEW E-mail: laurelro@familyservicetoronto.org  
Websites: www.campaign2000.ca & www.familyservicetoronto.org 

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