Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Trish Hennessy's latest Numbers consist of a comparison between Canada and other OECD countries...featuring some great news on the social front:84Percentage of Canadians, on…
Poverty
New old school: bringing back NYC hip-hop – The story of the Rebel Diaz Arts Collective
"We want to politicize people organically. We want to do it internally. We want to do it in the ‘hood,”
Parliament In Review: June 20, 2011
Yes, it's tempting to Bruce Anderson's conjecture about the NDP with a direct rebuttal. But I hardly see the need when the next day in Parliament to be reviewed offers…
"Aging Out" : A recipe for despair
One of the leading causes of homelessness among youth in Canada is the so called "Aging out" of foster care.Aging out is a term that reeks of whitewashing ,lets call…
Molly’sBlog 2011-07-03 01:56:00
AS I SEE IT:FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS:The 104 year old Bell Hotel which closed in August 2007 was just one other downtown flophouse, but when it closed it forced…
Poverty on the rise in Harper’s Canada
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…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that (with a B.C. flavour) for your Tuesday reading.- Yes, the CCPA's report showing that taxes in British Columbia are downright regressive is stunning enough on its face.…
On downturns
Sure, it might seem like reason for concern that it's only the type of government spending which the Cons are determined to slash that allowed Canadians in general to somewhat…
Parliament In Review: June 15, 2011
Yes, the spring session of Parliament has come to an end. But with much less news popping up on the political scene, I'll take the opportunity to take a look…
Not allowed to talk about poverty
BC Stats put out a release yesterday with the headline “Low Income Cut-Offs (LICOs) are a Poor Measure of Poverty” and author Dan Schrier gets in a dirty hit right…
Greece at a Crossroads
Now that the Greek government has survived a confidence vote in Parliament, the stage is set in Greece for further confrontations ahead of next week’s decision on the new “austerity”…
Feeding Canada Geese to the poor
New York City plans to capture Canada Geese and ship them to Pennsylvania, where they will be killed, cooked and fed to the poor. NYC says the geese pose a…
How Rob Ford Can Fix Social Housing
I have an opinion piece in today’s Toronto Star regarding Toronto’s Mayor, Rob Ford, and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC). Mr. Ford would like to see a considerable number…
The "Tough on Crime" Myth – Part II
Previously, I argued that increasing our punitive prison system was a detriment to the country and a different approach was necessary. Now I'd like to shift focus to preventative measures…
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…
Vancouver!
I ran away from home, and arrived in Vancouver. I've been staying on Hastings Street, mostly, being both homeless and unemployed.I've been finding life to be difficult, but no more…
Is Capitalism Terminally Ill?
Today (June 15th) the Toronto Star broke news that the NDP was planning to drop the term “socialism” from its party’s platform. This was a mere formality of what had…
Incomes and the Recession
Today’s Statscan release “Incomes of Canadians” provides data for 2009 and a partial reading on the impacts of the recession. (I say partial because the 2008 annual average data were…
Sunday Morning Links
A variety of content for your weekend reading.- The Lethbridge Herald nicely points out who figures to have a problem with Stephen Harper's decision to have the Canadian public pay…
The Town Without Poverty
A guest post from Richard Pereira, a recent winner of the PEF Essay Contest… - Canadian Economics Association – The Town Without Poverty There were hundreds of speakers at this…