The passage of legislation – the New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Act – and the establishment of a Crown corporation – the New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation – were the government’s primary responsibilities under the first plan. [...] Léo-Paul Pinet President Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation 2 Message From The Co-Chairs With the goal of building on the successes in the development and implementation of the first economic and social inclusion plan, we are proud to have supported and participated in the preparation of the new plan. [...] Through its financial support to the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation and the Community Inclusion Networks, government’s direct involvement remains essential in the development of policies and the delivery of programs and services. [...] The process lacks the resources, means, opportunities, and power provided an opportunity to restate values and necessary to acquire and maintain economic self- actions identified in the first plan and identify sufficiency or to integrate into and participate in new priority actions to be taken in the future. [...] What has evolved in the almost five years since the release of the Economic and Social Inclusion Act has been the structural capacity to promote economic and social inclusion and address poverty reduction.