And then there's the cops harassing me, and people giving me dirty looks because I'm part Cree. I'm not good enough to raise my kid because I'm poor, but they don't give me enough to live on. Her survival issues are typical of her generation.
Few opportunities exist for youth.
Scarce employment forces them into low-paid work. Funding cuts, rising tuition and high entrance standards at crowded universities block most young people from education. Faced with closed doors, abuse, and the prospect of impoverishment, however, more youth are becoming radicalized and choosing political responses to their dilemmas. Crime an excuse for repression. Downplaying youth unemployment, the federal government is focusing on youth crime, ignoring the fact that crime is actually on the decline.