A Better Solution.

Reports from groups such as United Way, the Childrens Aid Society of Canada and the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants contain data on the shocking disparities between the richest and the poorest of Canadians and the challenges facing newcomers and the lack of affordable child care in Ontario, to name a few problems.

Particularly appalling is the fact that 475,000 children, or 17.2 per cent are living in poverty, while Ontario's poverty rate is the lowest its been since 2008. The Children's Aid report warns that unless political parties pledge to end child poverty during the next provincial election any ''gains'' over the last eight years could be lost!

Pardon my confusion, but I seem to recall a provincial election in the 1990's where the new government said they would abolish child poverty by 2000; but then why abolish child poverty? Wouldn't it be better to abolish poverty for everyone?

For socialism,

Steve, Mehmet, John & contributing members of the SPC.