A Resolution Regarding Poverty and Social ExclusionProposed by: Carol-Anne Hudson, HamiltonDate: 09/05/11Whereas we are committed to living in an Ontario without poverty and; Whereas we are committed to living in…
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…
Wage Labour on the Fringes For all the attention it received, to my knowledge, no one provided much of a political analysis of Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 award-winning motion picture The…
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/04/27/cv-election-ndp-layton-winnipeg-1039.html
The following appeared in the National Post today. We’re in the last week of a federal election campaign, and every party wants you to believe they’re there for the hardworking…
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…
Are You Voting For Canada
Global financial crisis/recovery: What does it mean for Saskatchewan? - by Dr. Simon Enoch, Director of the Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. These remarks were delivered…
Yesterday my post talked about how sad I thought it was that Conservatives did not acknowledge poverty in Canada. And this morning to my surprise there was a comment arguing…
Harper and Alexander Recently Conservative Chris Alexander made the assertion that Canada has eradicated poverty. Statements like this are disheartening. Many Canadians have to make the difficult choice between paying…
The Liberals are hammering on Con "start candidate" Chris Alexander for explaining that all Canadians aren't "poor" but rather "low income" because they're above the World Bank numbers of two…
Chris Alexander, ladies and gentlemen:If I'm Mark Holland, I'm feeling very safe right now.
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…
Health Care is an important issue for everyone in Saskatchewan. Our taxes are meant to provide everyone with REAL access to doctors, home care, hospitals and long term care services…
I don't have picture ID! Anyone have any extra bucks they can donate to help me get a BC ID? It's thirty-five dollars.I make no bones about it. I'm broke.…
CANADIAN POLITICS ONTARIO: MARCH ON MCGUINTY: This Friday, April 1, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) along with sections of the Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE are planning a…
In December 2007, at the height of Calgary’s housing crunch, a report emerged from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation that confirmed what many had long suspected: the cost of…
A Tide of civil unrest has swept through at least 11 nations in just the past week. Media focus has been on the successes of the “Jasmine Revolution” and developments…
