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Social safety net needs repair
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Dec 18 2011
The cuts to the social safety net in Ontario (now being replicated across the country) greatly magnified the effects of systemic racism, which had already resulted in a disproportionate number of visible minority poor. If you are a hungry child struggling in school due to your hunger and poverty, of course you will be tempted to find some way to feed yourself, even if it means getting involved in drug-selling or other crimes. Why is anyone surprised? No clearer evidence is needed to show why we need to strengthen our social safety net
Tags: Indigenous, poverty, standard of living, youth
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