No it is not about politics … Nope not scandal either …
It’s about poverty … GAI … 30 years later …

Hugh Segal … GAI support

And today  Tuesday May 13 2014

What is the good news in Canada on this date?

… … … … … …

Hmmmm  … And what else?

HMMMM … Is there any hope?
Some people are working on that. They think that higher wages

Think it’ll work? Hmmmmmm … OK for wealthy companies maybe … Those who can afford all those extra add-ons … Seems to be the sort of plan to gather in votes from … Oh well from some workers … Ahhhhhh … But ask the people without jobs what they expect higher wages will do for them? Ask the small business owner who is barely able to stay in business now … Ask the young entrepreneur who is considering the possibility of going into business and hiring workers …

Ask someone who knows something about these things. Don’t ask an old granny who has never in her life seen a decent wage for longer than 3 months on the odd contract … Yes a contract once in 20 years is definitely an odd way to live your life …even in

What?

Who?

Well of course they need to do something about it
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/researchpublications/bp361-e.htm

What? What do they need to do? Why ask some old Granny who lived … Well never mind that … The point is there have been a lot of people who have been drawing salaries for the last 50 years … Paid to do research … Paid to fill out reports … Paid to attend meetings paid to be consultants and experts … Paid to solve the poverty problem … Those still being paid and doing nothing? I say fire them all … When they start having to depend on foodbanks and homeless shelters … Then we’ll see how long it takes for GAI to appear.

http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Committee/392/citi/02evd-e.htm?comm_id=604&Language=F&Parl=39&Ses=2

http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Committee/392/agei/45165-e.htm?comm_id=600&Language=F&Parl=39&Ses=2

http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenatorsMembers/Senate/SenatorsBiography/isenator_det.asp?senator_id=52&sortord=N&Language=E&M=M