pour Hawk Petite:

Some Canadian Humor:

Mr. Speaker, speaking about homelessness and the vulnerable, winter is here. Thirty-two thousand people in Toronto, 4,779 children, stayed in a shelter last year. In Calgary 3,400 people live in a shelter and four people have died. In Vancouver, 2,174 people live on the streets, including 22 families with children. There are 700 homeless people in Victoria.

In 1998 our large city mayors declared homelessness a national disaster. In view of this alarming and tragic reality in our country, will the government declare a state of emergency?


Oh Canada! Too Many Children in Poverty For Too Long

In 1989, the House of Commons unanimously resolved to "seek to achieve the goal of eliminating poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000." Yet, close to 1.2 million children - almost one child out of every six in Canada - still live in poverty.


Although, I am a Canadian - a lot of Canadians are faced with the same circumstances. Dyslexia is a 4-letter word in some spots across North America. Take advantage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act laws and what other posters have advised. I just wish Canada would have laws like it.