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A strong women's caucus is great, says ministerBy Dominik Kurekfor the province is because women 200,000 pupil spaces in colleges,The province has introduced OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFtend to bring a more personal level universities and apprenticeships indaily physical activity at school, to their mission in political life.that time.newborns are screened for 28 con-Having a strong womens cau-My job is only a part of me. Poverty has also been a bigditions, instead of just two in 2003 cus in provincial legislature has What really I am is a member of a issue, pushed by the womens cau-and the province spends $1,400 been great for Ontario in the past family. Im a mother, Im a daugh-cus. The Province has made a five-more on immunizations per child eight years, says the Minister of ter, Im a sister, Im a grandmother year plan against poverty, includ-than was spent in 2003. New anti-Health and Long Term Care Deb and it is my family that really ing the introduction of the Ontariosmoking laws have been introduc-Matthews.grounds me and inspires me, she Child Benefit for low-income fami-es, removing cigarettes from res-Matthews spoke to a room filled said.lies, of $93 per child per month.taurants and cars with children. with women, and a few men, from As a grandmother I look at my The Province has raised the mini-Breast screening now begins for various local groups Wednesday grandkids and want everything to mum wage. Furthermore as apeople 30 and over, from the previ-afternoon at Joshua Creek Heritage be just right for them. But, as a result of some changes, a singleous 50 and up. Those who are high-Art Centre.member of a government, I also mothers income, who works full-risk get screened annually.She spoke at the Centre about want whats right for every single time at a minimum wage job, wentChildren in low-income families an hour after making an announce-child in this province. I take my up 53 per cent.now have access to dental care. The ment that the province would fund dreams for my own grandchildren Minister Deb MatthewsThe Province cut the prices of Province is spending $250 million the operation of a new MRI machine and I convert that into dreams for prescription medications by half,on mental health over the next at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial spective, it is your values that driveall of our kids because we all have a saving people $500 million per yearthree years.Hospital (OTMH).the decisions.stake in every child being the veryand improved pharmacy services.In her presentation, Matthews Women do look at issues differ-She highlighted some of thebest they can be.More people have family doctorsencouraged all women to be active ently than men, Matthews told the She sgovernments achievements sincepoke about the provincialand there have been 12,000 newparticipants in government.group. L2003 that could be attributed to theiberal Partys womens caucus.nurses hired since 2003. SomeIt is your government, it is our There really is a gender divide strong womens presence in legis-Our womens caucus is small10,000 long-term care beds havegovernment, she said. Were all around issues. Women do bring a lature.but mighty. Were only about abeen added and there is a newin this together . . . We need to hear different perspective to the job Since taking office in 2003, thequarter of our caucus but we are 80aging-at-home strategy that helpsfrom the people we represent about because our experiences are differ-Liberals have improved graduationper cent of the spending power.people live at home longer.what their priorities are and we ent. Our values and priorities are Erates in high schools from 68 perighty per cent of the money youThe minister said the Provinceneed to demonstrate we are different. So having a strong wom-cent to 81 per cent in 2011. pay in taxes is spent by women,spends $11 billion each year onresponding to those priorities.ens caucus has really made a dif-The goal, however, is 85 pershe said to applause in the room.preventable illnesses and it needsMatthews said politics is about ference for our government.cent and the province aims to con-I do think thats a good thingto improve on that. She said bygetting things done for people and She said among the reasons why tinue that rising trend.because women do look at thingspreventing illness, families willnot political arguing that is often women in politics have been great The Province has also increaseddifferently. 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