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The Federation of Canadian Municipalities welcomes this unprecedented philanthropic contribution from the Canadian Medical Association Foundation (CMAF) that will directly support vulnerable populations struggling with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Community Response Fund for Vulnerable Populations will empower municipalities across Canada to better reach, protect and assist the most vulnerable among us.
- Homelessness
- Opioid crisis
- Public safety
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Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) President Vicki-May Hamm issued the following statement in response to today's release of Opportunity for All, the federal government's national poverty reduction strategy.
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Inclusive communities
- Poverty reduction
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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Chair of the FCM's Big City Mayors' Caucus' (BCMC) Task Force on the Opioid Crisis, issued the following statement in response to Health Canada's new initiatives to fight the opioid crisis.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
- Public safety
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Today's Fall Economic Statement confirms that this government is holding firm to its 11-year commitment to support transformational infrastructure projects in cities and communities across Canada.
- Poverty reduction
- Infrastructure
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"The opioid overdose crisis is having a devastating impact on Canadian families and communities, with thousands of lives lost to preventable causes. It's also taking a heavy toll on our cities' first responders, front-line workers and community volunteers, who are working around the clock to save lives.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
- Public safety
News release
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is putting forward local solutions today to reduce poverty across the country—with formal recommendations for the federal government's promised Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy.
- Homelessness
- Poverty reduction
News release
FCM President Clark Somerville issued the following statement following a roundtable on poverty reduction with the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. The exchange with municipal leaders was part of FCM's Annual Conference: Shaping Canada's Future (Ottawa, June 1-4).
- Poverty reduction
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FCM's Big-City Mayors' Caucus (BCMC) released its report on the opioid crisis today, calling for coordinated, pan-Canadian action by all orders of government to solve the opioid crisis, which has already claimed thousands of lives and continues to escalate.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
- Public safety