Friday, August 26, 2011

Winnipeg: Child Poverty Capital of Canada

This ain't Guy Maddin's Winnipeg. It's the other one.

According to the most recent Manitoba Child and Family Poverty Report Card Winnipeg has a higher percentage of children living in poverty than any other Canadian city. Guess what else Winnipeg leads the nation in? Gangs. By coincidence, Winnipeg also has the largest urban aboriginal population in the country.

Child poverty. Gangs. Indians. Coincidence?

Here's what a couple of people who should know have to say about it. "The gangs are brought on by poverty". That's RCMP Sgt. Merle Carpenter.

"It's all about education and employment. If we don't get youth educated and participating in the workforce we're going to continue to watch this deterioration". That's Steve Koptie, an aboriginal social worker.

Sure glad I wasn't born native in Winnipeg.

No comments:

Post a Comment