That’s what a new report says.
Now I’ve long maintained that our welfare system is a total disaster. But this isn’t quite what I meant:
The study, released by the National Council of Welfare, said a total of 1.7 million Canadians lived on welfare benefits last year, with most attempting to exist on incomes “far below what most Canadians would consider reasonable.”
“Total welfare incomes everywhere in Canada were well below poverty lines once again in 2004,” the report said.
Well excuse me for saying this but duh… welfare is a free handout from the government. It’s not supposed to be an attractive and viable career alternative.
I wonder if anyone would commission a report designed to help get more people off welfare, rather than making welfare better to be on? But nah, that would be un-Canadian of us. Perish the thought!
In other words, its a feature, not a bug.
Canada doesn’t have a welfare system, it has ten systems. Welfare is a provincial responsibility. Are your views on the Quebec system or on all the provincal systems? Alberta’s BC’s and Ontario’s?
The post-Harris Ontario system is not known for its generosity. When asked on how a person could live on Ontario’s welfare stipend, Minister Dave Tsoubouchi, suggested welfare recipients buy cans of dented Tuna.
He was from then on known as Dented Tuna Tsubouchi.