Friday's rally in Toronto was organized as a pre-budget showdown in response to the Drummond report.
poverty
Workers at Ottawa's Salvation Army shelter ask for a living wage
Workers at Ottawa's Salvation Army shelter say it is increasingly difficult to work for poverty wages.
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The great 'what if' promises we throw the 99 per cent
With all the attention that the Occupy Movement has drawn to income and wealth inequality (among other things), some may be surprised to find that an annual income of approximately $47,500 U.S. will put you in the top one per cent globally (check your standing here).
But with 1,210 billionaires in the world, the fact is, most people are poor and a relative few are very, very rich. This letter is to all of us in the top one per cent.
Attawapiskat: Firing back at the racist rants and ignorant responses with facts
I still intend to get a series of posts out clarifying issues like First Nations housing, health care, education and so on, but I have a confession. I haven't been staying away from the comments sections of articles about Attawapiskat.
I know. It's not healthy. There are so many racist rants and outright ignorant responses that it can bog you down. Where do you even begin, when the people making these comments do not seem to understand even the bare minimum about the subject?
Well, I try to answer questions with facts. Here are some of those facts, if you're interested.
U.K. riots: Feral capitalism is at least as big a culprit
So many have so little to be proud of, especially the rich.
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Food is an election issue
The People's Food Policy is encouraging voters to attend debates and ask candidates questions about the close to 2.5 million Canadians who are regularly concerned about having enough food to eat.
