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Eunice Grayson: Walking the talk on social justice in Canada

Eunice Grayson, founding member of CCEDNet and Executive Director of the Learning Enrichment Foundation, passed away in October, 2007. She will be greatly missed by all of us who knew her in the Canadian CED Network and in the greater CED movement in Canada.

To read more about her work in the CED movement in Canda, please click here. 

ARTICLE: When jobs vanish communities don't have to die

By Judith Maxwell, printed in the Globe and Mail

Talk of corporate tax reductions and incentives to invest in new technologies does not do much to inspire the workers whose jobs have been side-swiped by intense international competition and the high and volatile dollar.

So, when first ministers meet in coming weeks to discuss the impact of the dollar, they have to address two audiences: the hard-pressed business leaders and the communities which are losing their prime source of employment.

Download CCEDNet's New Policy Brochure: Recommendations for revitalizing communities in Canada

CCEDNet joins with others concerned about growing social and economic inequality in Canada. These are our recommendations for implementing a Community Economic Development approach to eliminating poverty and revitalizing communities. This is our case for change.

A Communities Agenda:

1. Build Fairer and Stronger Local Economies

2. Tackle Poverty and Homelessness

3. Invest in Sustainable Communities

'Towards a Canada without Poverty': Stephane Dion's speech at the Learning Enrichment Foundation

November 9, 2007

Liberal Party leader, Mr. Stephane Dion, presented a speech today at the Learning Enrichment Foundation in Toronto, ON. The speech was titled: Towards a Fairer Canada Without Poverty.

This speech comes after an invite from The Canadian CED Network for a dialogue with community members about developing a policy framework on poverty reduction.

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