I'm going to talk about the people I work with in my community and about the people from NAPO at the local, provincial, and national levels. The concern about all of these cuts is that poverty is at an all-time high right now. All these cuts are being made to social development programs, programs that poor people can access, programs that help people build self-esteem and self-confidence and move forward. The concern is that now with all these programs being cut, where are these people going to go? It's going to increase the depths of poverty. We're going to find more and more people living on the streets and in poverty now because all the resources are being taken away. That's the concern I'm hearing from the people I work with.
On December 6th, 2006. See this statement in context.