New data released by StatsCan shows the national rate for low income earners rose in 2009, for the second straight year, up from 9.2 to 9.6 %. To put that number in context, roughly 3.2 million Canadians,with more 630,000 of those being children, liv…
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A Housing Benefit for Ontario: An Affordable Plan To Help Alleviate Hunger and Homelessness
Anyone who has read this blog knows that the issues of poverty,hunger and homelessness are of particular interest to me, so when I come across a plan to help alleviate these scourges my ears perk up.A plan supported by industry and community groups ali…
Continue readingSo How’s That Neo-Liberalism Thing Workin’ Out For Ya ?
For the past 30 years or so in Canada we have seen a steady succession of neo-liberal governments, each telling Canadians that we have to tighten our belts while cutting taxes and regulation on corporations. Well the evidence is in and we now know what…
Continue readingHow to Eliminate Homelessness And Save Money In The Process
It is very difficult to get accurate statistics regarding the number of homeless in this country, they vary greatly depending on the source, so I have split the difference for any of the asterisked numbers cited in this post. While certainly not ideal,…
Continue readingSlaying that monster called Hunger
At the risk of sounding redundant here is yet another post on hunger. Hunger in Canada is a huge and growing problem,sadly it is also one that is being all but ignored.More than 750,000 Canadians use food banks every month in this country. Hunger isn’t…
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