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CANADA´S SOCIAL SAFETY NET IS FRAYING, CITIES STRAIN TO FILL THE GAPS SAYS NEW REPORT FROM FCM
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
March 24, 2010
The report looks at the changing face of poverty and the growing reliance on municipal social services for many vulnerable groups in the 24 urban communities that make up FCM´s Quality of Life Reporting System. According to the report, cities are doing what they can to fill the gaps created by federal and provincial program cuts but their limited resources have meant difficult trade-offs.
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