The Daily Bread Food Bank has initiated a provincial election campaign called "Hungry City", which is requesting endorsement for a new "new deal" to fight hunger.  The campaing is asking to the provincial politicians committee for a Minister for Social Inclusion to be appointed. 

This kit offers an introduction to the problem of energy poverty and some sample templates which you can use locally in your advocacy work with politicians and your community. See page 19 which outlines how you can help advocate in the provincial election for commitments from the political parties to address energy poverty.

A fair day's pay for a hard day's work? Not in Ontario. Not for the growing number of workers pushed into jobs with low wages, bad working conditions and no protection when they don't get paid. This campaign was created by the Workers Action Centre
to lobby candidates in the Ontario 2007 election.

The Ontario Needs a Raise (ONR) Campaign is calling for:

1. A comprehensive poverty-reduction plan for Ontario
2. An independent committee to develop rational and just criteria for determining OW and ODSP rates
3. OW and ODSP rates that reflect the real cost of living and are indexed annually to inflation
4. Faster implementation of the Ontario Child Benefit
5. A $10 minimum wage in 2007, not 2010.

The ONR Campaign has a postcard campaign underway to urge candidates and parties to make poverty a key issue in the upcoming provincial election.