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, Reporter ’s excellent column contains insightful commentary on the complexity of human nature and “political will.” He wrote that the positive aspect of this tragedy is that food banks, and the people who donate and volunteer, or work there, are, “a testament to our collective capacity to help when we see suffering.” However, they are not the sustainable solution to hunger for one million people in Ontario.
, affirms that, “We’re there for an emergency provision of food when people are most in need, but we’re not a solution to food insecurity.” Food insecurity is no longer an emergency. It has become a regular part of life.
There are solutions to food insecurity in Ontario. During the pandemic the federal government quickly initiated a universally accessible financial support program (CERB) to assist people. Policymakers also know there are many reports advocating guaranteed livable incomes that would help to provide dignity, hope and health for everyone.
A truly livable income would eliminate the necessity for food banks, and the excessive use of volunteer time and energy that Keenan also documented. If such a universal program is a bridge too far in the struggle against food insecurity, a livable minimum wage is another sustainable option, coupled with realistic income support for people who cannot be employed for a variety of reasons. These are just two possibilities.
Keenan concluded his column with a challenge to all of us, including the politically powerful. He wrote: “We are good at putting in the effort to mange suffering when we see it. We need to get a whole lot better at our efforts to solve the problems that cause it.
” In other words, a significant part of the problem is lack of political will. , According to the most recent polls, 60 per cent of Americans did not watch the June debate between U.S.
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. It’s not that they don’t care, they don’t want to see the idiocies that go on during a debate. It’s a waste of one’s valuable time.
The Democrats are celebrating a victory and so are the Republicans. History has shown that winning a debate has very little impact on who will win the presidency. It boggles my mind watching and reading about the U.
S. election. The Republicans continually focus on the inflation rate that the country has encountered in the last four years as being the fault of the Democrats.
The Democrats do little to defend the situation. Are the American people so self-centered that they fail to see the whole world suffered with this situation? Every day we hear Premier Doug Ford say and do many really dumb things, including liberalizing the sale of alcohol in convenience stores and gas stations, closing the Science Centre, trying to mess with the Greenbelt and building the unnecessary Highway 413. My question is simple.
Where is Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie? We never hear or see her. If she wants my vote, I need to learn what the Liberals think and would do. She seems to have gone into hiding.
, Why does Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre thinks it’s OK to disparage someone’s name? Of course he knows that by bullying Jagmeet Singh, the NDP leader, he is pandering to some in his base who are not ready for a prime minister wearing a turban. Singh knows what he’s up against in regards to that type discrimination. I consider him an honest and brave politician.
Would Poilievre ever ridicule a member of the Bloc Québécois in that way? Or would the political costs be too high? I don’t believe the nickname for Jagmeet Singh is racist — calling someone a sellout has nothing to do with their race — it does confirm that Trump-wannabe Pierre Poilievre is happy to take another page out of the orange fraudster’s playbook, resorting to childish nicknames to ridicule his opponents. To get visitors to Toronto Islands, the most efficient and cost effective method would be a gondola over the shipping channel. It would be much less expensive from both a capital and operating cost standpoint, be much more attractive as it becomes a tourist destination by itself and much more efficient in taking visitors both to and from the Islands.
It is fascinating that this option has been ignored for decades. , You asked your readers if we would choose a prime minister like we choose bagels. In the last 100 years, Canada had 62 years of Liberal leadership.
How much more time do Liberals need to deliver results? Canadians have witnessed a painfully slow decline. The analogy between a 10-minute experience and a major decision like voting is wrong. Voting can affect life expectancy.
That’s how critical voting is, compared to eating a bagel. This is what we mean by being tired — we are lacking opportunities, we have less purchasing power, people are unable to seek treatment and die waiting, people are cutting costs on medications, our kids will not be able to buy a home and our diet is changing because we can’t afford decent meals. Do you want us to keep eating this expired bagel? The federal Conservatives have a solution to prevent online harassment? That’s hilarious.
To use a little schoolyard terminology, I say those who smelt it probably dealt it..
