Ken Dryden and Justin Trudeau hit Montreal on anti-poverty tour
Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2008 | 5:27 PM ET
The Canadian Press
Liberal MP Ken Dryden was in Montreal today to meet with community groups as part of his national anti-poverty tour.
Dryden, the chair of the Liberal caucus's social development committee, was joined by Justin Trudeau and Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, a key party organizer in Quebec.
The son of the late prime minister will run for the federal Liberals in the Montreal-area riding of Papineau in the next federal election.
It was Dryden's fifth stop on his 15-city cross-country tour to talk to Canadians about poverty.
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion announced a plan last November to reduce poverty in Canada.
It sets firm targets to cut poverty by 30 per cent and child poverty by 50 per cent within the first five years of a Liberal government.
© The Canadian Press, 2008
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