B.C. names 27 people to poverty reduction forum

Shane Simpson, minister of social development and poverty reduction, has appointed 27 people to his advisory forum to help shape B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy.
Despite having the highest rate of working poor in the country, B.C. is the only province in Canada without a formal poverty-reduction plan.
“Poverty affects too many people in our province. It’s time to change that and today is where we start to forge a new path,” said Simpson. “This grou