If we created new arrangements whereby the electors in a particular riding could select among their own peers someone they would trust to represent their concerns and interests in parliament, issues such as homelessness and poverty would have the highest priority. Poverty and homelessness has a significant impact on the national economy. No economy can be vibrant when significant numbers of citizens and residents are marginalized and prevented from contributing their skills and talents in building the society they depend on for a living. 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.