Canadians Alienate The Poor

I totally agree with P.D.'s comments and also agree that Canadians have alienated the poor segment of our population.

This alienation begins with our general misconception that this segment of Canadians has somehow chosen this lot in life and are doing little or nothing to improve it for themselves. It's like giving a chisel to a miner and telling him to dig himself out of the shaft. This alienation further manifests itself in the Government that those misconceived Canadians elect into office.

Policies put into place by the Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Government provide little to help out this faction of our society.

Of course no one wants to have to see some junkie injecting himself in plain view (nor should they), or to have to deal with artifacts of violence that often plagues the areas that this socio-economic group inhabits.

The solution to our woes lies with us, the people, and those we install into office. If you can tolerate the knowledge that these conditions exist in our Province/Community, say your good night prayers and sleep tight. If you truly care about the situation you're living in and want to see change ... offer assistance. Get out there bring food, blankets, and empathy or if that is a little too "in your face", for you, lobby your M.P., M.L.A., City Councilor to effect change. Do something!

No body likes to change, but change can be more easily rationalized during prosperous times than in times of scarcity. The prosperity we are enjoying today has yielded a Provincial surplus of over a $800M and a Federal surplus of 6.5B . These surpluses occur while many Canadians don't have enough to feed their children tonight, or may not have a place to sleep as night draws.
Pass it on!

W.J.M.