2) Food insecurity in Canada more often looks like not having quality food versus not having enough food.

Communities across Ontario made Aug. 14 a collective Day of Action, calling for a $14 minimum wage, with a local rally being kicked off in Richmond Hill at 2 p.m. at the Tim Hortons at 11005 Yonge St.

First, at the end of July, a report by researchers at the University of Toronto ... Shortly after the release of this report, came news from Statistics Canada ... Finally, a third report released by the Conference Board of Canada ...

The Canadian Labour Congress has reported that corporations are sitting atop nearly $500 billion in unused funds thanks to generous tax cuts (a.k.a. corporate subsidies), instead of investing in job creation.

The end game of these charities should be to work towards a point where the populations they serve are no longer disadvantaged. So why is it that so few, if any, charities close down because they "succeeded"?

"There is a lot of evidence that things are getting worse for people who are not well off," said Dr. Fran Klodawsky, professor at Carleton University, whose expertise is in social policies. "There is a growing polarization of income. In many, many facets of life, those that have are getting more and those that don't have seem to have a harder time being able to access services, benefits, all sorts of things."

The findings are based on a series of town hall meetings held across the country by the Canadian Medical Association, focusing on social factors that cause poor health.

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