175,000 people in the GTA are dependent on Food banks for their daily meal...


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Kap   
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Location: Toronto

Post ID: #PID Posted on: 13-10-04 09:35:49

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I can see thru your posts that you are always in the state of denial, but facts are not going to change by your state of denial, isn’t it?

And let me make myself clear I was not laughing on these number, actually I was laughing on people like you…. Why? I think you know the reason:D

Thanks and regards.
Biomed




Hi Biomed,

Absolutely right !

He is only cleverest guy in the world. Asking everybody and every time proof!

God bless him


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BlueLobster   
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Post ID: #PID Posted on: 13-10-04 10:10:27

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Hi Biomed,

Absolutely right !

He is only cleverest guy in the world. Asking everybody and every time proof!

God bless him





Kap, is that all you have to contribute to the discussion, a cheap personal attack??

And Bio, Cren, please continue the discussion without personal attacks.

I did some research on google and came up with 200000 homeless in 1998 when the population was 28 million. I'm sure the number is higher now, although I doubt its 3 million.

Anyways, homelessness is a very serious issue and the Cdn. govt. needs to do more, no question in that. But let's discuss this objectively.

Let's not belittle it by making it another IMMIGRATION issue, its not only silly, its also very insensitive to the plight of the homeless.


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BlueLobster   
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Post ID: #PID Posted on: 13-10-04 10:10:57

Here's where I got the number.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless


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biomed   
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Location: Mississauga, Ontario

Post ID: #PID Posted on: 16-10-04 22:32:07

Some numbers can be found about child poverty in Canada at the following website:

http://www.campaign2000.ca/rc/unsscMAY02/un10.html

Despite the growing economy and increases to the Canada Child Tax Benefit, Canada's low income families struggle on incomes that average more than $9,000 below the Low Income Cut-off (LICO). Women raising children on their own are most likely to be poor. Severely reduced social and economic supports to families are not adequate to meet even the most basic needs. Since 1989 food bank use has increased by 90%. Children make up only one-quarter of the population, but comprise 41% of food bank recipients.

Thanks and regards.
Biomed


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ani70   
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Location: Canada

Post ID: #PID Posted on: 16-10-04 23:18:39

Good News is our big brother USA is last but one rank with 22.4%:D

:cheers:


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Mishtar India   
Member since: Nov 03
Posts: 668
Location: Toronto

Post ID: #PID Posted on: 16-10-04 23:54:06

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Some numbers can be found about child poverty in Canada at the following website:

http://www.campaign2000.ca/rc/unsscMAY02/un10.html

Thanks and regards.
Biomed



It is true that the number of people of food banks has grown in the last 20 years.

But the figure of 175000 people relying on food banks everyday in GTA is not correct and highly inflated.

Now what is the difference between the list of countries in the above link and Canada?

Canada may not be on top of all lists ....but it is the ONLY country in the list which opens its doors to immigrants and`lets them to naturalize in 3 yrs...and we got to live with whatever stats it offers ....good or bad.


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crenshaw   
Member since: Sep 04
Posts: 914
Location: Toronto

Post ID: #PID Posted on: 17-10-04 00:34:03

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Some numbers can be found about child poverty in Canada at the following website:

http://www.campaign2000.ca/rc/unsscMAY02/un10.html

Despite the growing economy and increases to the Canada Child Tax Benefit, Canada's low income families struggle on incomes that average more than $9,000 below the Low Income Cut-off (LICO). Women raising children on their own are most likely to be poor. Severely reduced social and economic supports to families are not adequate to meet even the most basic needs. Since 1989 food bank use has increased by 90%. Children make up only one-quarter of the population, but comprise 41% of food bank recipients.

Thanks and regards.
Biomed



Biomed

You are unable to substantiate your comment when you initiated this thread that 10% of Canada's population is homeless! That is simply because that figure is not true.

As regards the poverty computation, the figure of 16% is based on LICO at $34k pa, which is way too excessive. I quote from the attached link -

\"LICO and other relative measures are inappropriate for any serious examination of poverty in Canada. These measures clearly exaggerate the problem of poverty and end up trivializing the predicament of those who suffer real deprivation.\"

http://oldfraser.lexi.net/publications/forum/1998/november/child_poverty.html




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