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Fight Against Poverty and Social Exclusion

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In an effort to ensure consistency and continuity and to build a strong foundation for the implementation of the National Strategy to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion, the Québec government, in the wake of its numerous consultations, decided to enshrine the Strategy in an Act.

The Act to combat poverty and social exclusion was adopted unanimously on December 13, 2002, by the National Assembly. It will guide the government in planning and implementing the measures required to attain its objectives under the National Strategy to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion.

In addition to the Strategy, the bill provides for the establishment of

• a fund to support initiatives to combat poverty;
• an observatory on poverty and social exclusion;
• an advisory committee on the prevention of poverty and social exclusion.

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