Shut out of medicare by shame: Goar Carol Goar Sep 02 2014 Life on the streets takes a punishing toll. It’s not just the elements, the hit-and-miss meals or the nights spent on park benches and heating grates. It’s the… Continue Reading
Bronwen’s Story Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Bronwen Sims says her job as a CAMH peer support worker keeps her healthy. “I still have my up and down days, but having the regularity of the job and the consistency… Continue Reading
Toronto Community Housing Corporation CEO Keiko Nakamura and former chair David Mitchell answer questions during an emergency meeting to deal with a scathing report released by the city’s auditor general last week. (ANDREW WALLACE / TORONTO STAR) Pat Capponi Mar… Continue Reading
Catherine Porter Apr 26 2011 When Judy Cong immigrated to Canada a decade ago, she promised her parents she’d sponsor them soon. She was an electronic engineer with 11 year’s experience at a Chinese steel company. She figured she’d find… Continue Reading
Ethnic voices at City Hall Share News April 21 2011 Amidst the ongoing debate about political pandering to the “ethnic” and “very ethnic” vote, 16 immigrants and refugees will take the microphone at Toronto’s City Hall on April 27 to… Continue Reading
Laurie Monsebraaten Jul 18 2010 Theresa Schrader was a terrible loser. But it wasn’t losing her home, her family or her dignity to a life of addiction and the streets that tore her apart. It was losing two babies to… Continue Reading
Carol Goar June 19, 2009 The four-month interlude between the announcement of Ontario’s poverty reduction plan and the release of the provincial budget was a tough time for Children’s Minister Deb Matthews. The economy was deteriorating. Her government colleagues were… Continue Reading
Dorran Grant and Maryan Osman, as board members of the Atkinson Housing Co-Op, are helping Toronto youth avoid a life of drugs and crime. (AARON LYNETT / TORONTO STAR) Laurie Monsebraaten July 12 2008 Connie Harrison and Stacey Bowen were… Continue Reading
Joanna Smith May 09, 2008 Ottawa–In a forum usually reserved for peering at poverty through the lens of bureaucratic terminology, Michael Creek showed up to talk about how being poor actually feels. “Poverty steals from your soul, leaving you with… Continue Reading
Carol Goar June 22, 2007 The way to become an expert on poverty in Canada is to get a university degree, run a social agency, join a think-tank or work as a welfare official. Living in poverty doesn’t count. Knowing… Continue Reading