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SPOTLIGHT ON THE DOWNTURN: CATHY CROWE, ARMINE YALNIZYAN AND PAT CAPPONI ON THE RECESSION

SPOTLIGHT ON THE DOWNTURN

We’re All in this Together…

Recession Relief Coalition on the move, writes Cathy Crowe

Today, mere months into the recession, it is evident that homelessness is poised to reach catastrophic proportions.

I often say that this is our Katrina because just like those hurricane and flood victims, Canada’s homeless are displaced, economic refugees, left in appalling conditions by political leaders and bureaucrats who will not deal with the question of the right to housing. More…

Exposed: Truths About Canada’s Recession

New report by Armine Yalnizyan, ACF’s first Economic Justice Fellow

"Canada may have come late to the global recession, but the economic downturn is hitting the country with a force that is unparalleled in postwar economic history," writes Armine Yalnizyan in a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. It shows that Canadians face greater vulnerability than at any time since the 1940s because of low savings, high household debt and a weakened social safety net. More…

Looking for signs of hope in the downturn…

An essay by Pat Capponi

We have an incredible opportunity to take this terrible moment and make of it something positive, something lasting, something far more productive than closing our eyes and crossing our fingers that we will be alright, Jack.

It requires setting aside some old prejudices and assumptions, it requires an understanding that helping your neighbour helps yourself, but if we can manage that, we can accomplish a great deal. More…

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Public transit is one of life's necessities, and we should treat it as such, writes Pat Capponi in "Your City, My City" Star blog (April 7) More...

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