Social Issues
Summer lunch program fed hundreds of kids across Lindsay
If it takes a village to raise a child, a town can also come together to help feed kids through… Continue reading “Summer lunch program fed hundreds of kids across Lindsay”
Advocate writer given soup, bread, cookie dinner in APCH social experiment
A small bowl of soup. A piece of white bread. A single cookie. These were the three food items given… Continue reading “Advocate writer given soup, bread, cookie dinner in APCH social experiment”
New book on basic income should be required reading: Review
Once in a while a mainstream public policy book comes along that has the potential to be a game changer of information,… Continue reading “New book on basic income should be required reading: Review”
Challenge and change in Kawartha Lakes
Things are going to slide, slide in all directions, Won’t be nothing, Nothing you can measure anymore… — Leonard Cohen, The Future It… Continue reading “Challenge and change in Kawartha Lakes”
Fighting inequality makes all of society stronger
Like many people concerned about social justice, I read books and online resources about eliminating poverty and inequality. About five… Continue reading “Fighting inequality makes all of society stronger”
Basic Income: A lost opportunity for Lindsay business owners
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.” Charles Dickens,… Continue reading “Basic Income: A lost opportunity for Lindsay business owners”
City receives 2018 Homelessness Registry Final Report
The results of this year’s Homelessness Enumeration Report for the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton were presented… Continue reading “City receives 2018 Homelessness Registry Final Report”
