In the context of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on
Oct. 17, community organizations Action Plus Brome-Missisquoi and
the Corporation de développement communautaire de Brome-Missisquoi
(CDCBM) brought the community together to raise awareness around
the Quebec government’s 4th action plan to combat poverty and social
exclusion and Law 71, its current social assistance reform.

Action Plus Brome-Missisquoi and CDCBM hosted a workshop event
on Thursday to break down the 2024-2029 4th action plan to combat
poverty, presented by the government in June 2024, and Law 71
“knowing very well that people haven’t had the time to grasp” what the
legislation means, said Fiona Brilvicas from Action Plus Brome-
Missisquoi.

With more people facing social distress in Brome-Missisquoi and across
the province, Brilvicas emphasized that Quebec needs a plan that
structurally addresses the social issues that lead people to poverty and
that will really help put money back in people’s pockets when they are
facing a vulnerable situation, but “that’s not what we are seeing right
now.”

CIDI was invited to the workshop event where we spoke with Brilvicas
and Nicolas Gauthier from the CDCBM to learn more about the new
legislation and some of their existing concerns around how the
government is combatting poverty in Quebec.

By Taylor McClure
Townships’ Daily News Bits
CIDI 99.1 FM
Published on 21/10/14 – Played on 21/10/14