Military Road heading west in St. John’s passes Bannerman Park to the right and The Gathering Place up ahead. Based on his studies, research, and previous work in western Canada, Meades has become a go-to expert in poverty reduction policy. Meades says during his time doing poverty reduction work in Alberta and British Columbia, significant attention was given to the poverty reduction strategy implemented under former Progressive Conservative Premier Danny Williams, including measures linked to inflation. Anti-poverty advocates are calling on the PCs to index income support to inflation in the forthcoming poverty reduction strategy. “And I have a really solid dedicated team who are committed to poverty reduction and prevention strategy.”