Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation

Minister
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Toronto ON M7A 2R9

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March 17, 1997

Mr. David Lepofsky
Co-Chair, Ontarians with Disabilities Committee
c/o Deborah Thynn
The Canadian Hearing Society
271 Spadina Road
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 2V3

Dear Mr. Lepofsky:

I am writing to thank you for sending me a copy of the brief which the Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee submitted to the Standing Committee On Social Development for the hearings, which the Coimmittee conducted recently on government funding of programs and services for persons with disabilities.

This government remains firm in its commitment to removing barriers to participation in the social mainstream faced by persons with disabilities. Work is underway on the development of an overall disability strategy.

Thank you once again for the copy of your Committee's brief to the Standing Committee on Social Development. Sincerely,