It is curious how the media pundits talk about the Canadian economy as a strong economy when levels of poverty and homelessness are increasing, when more and more people are deprived of a livelihood. The Citizens' Committees for Democratic Renewal would be a starting point to bring about new arrangements which would favour the vast majority of Canadians. Economic forces cause poverty. The type of economy we have, monopoly capitalism, is organized around the aims of the rich to realize maximum profits. The human and natural resources of the nation are put at their disposal by the big political parties in parliament.
Human beings are useful to the extent they contribute to creating maximum profits.
Otherwise, they are expendable. They are laid off and join the ranks of the unemployed. As a result the economy is actually shrinking and more and more people are laid off. This is what increases poverty. In the absence of a society which guarantees the rights of it members, people in Canada are forced to fend for themselves.