Judy Graves on why welfare matters to everyone

Judy Graves is a housing advocate with the City of Vancouver in BC, Canada. Judy talks about why welfare (or social assistance) is so important -- and not just to people who find themselves going through a rough time.
This video is part of a slideshow about welfare (or social assistance) and poverty in British Columbia, Canada. Watch the full slideshow here: http://vimeo.com/channels/welfare.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• poverty
• welfare
• homeless
• homelessness
• addiction
• british columbia
• canada
• vancouver
• economics
• economic
• recession
• downturn
• assistance
• jobs
• disability
• end poverty

[demarcos69]

I hope and pray and would even burn a few black candles for all the idiots who always make comments about people on welfare to lose there Jobs, Homes or even worse become disabled and then come back online an talk crap...

[Shukria123]

but these changing winds can blow cold and hostile...

[killgore333333]

@rubrbandball what the fuck are you on about canada is a wellfare country

[killgore333333]

wellfare should be removed let people fend for theirself

[rubrbandball]

Oh well I guess since there are pictures of Judy Graves smiling, having fun at home with her cat, and sad but hopeful piano music playing in the background- i guess she might have a point.

Maybe what she says makes sense in Canada, where people realize the importance of not making yourself dependent on a FREE small check each month. Here in America, so many people think they deserve free money from the government, they make it their goal to do nothing to improve, just leech

[batteryxtreme]

"My wife recently witnessed someone using a food stamp card for gas and smokes.

The cashier was told by the women to ring the sale up under grocerys .The cashier/manager did it.Needless to say my wife was outraged told them both what she thought and left her grocery's behind that she was going to pay cash for.Our welfare system is being abused while I work 50hrs. a week to live I also pay for my neighbors smokes.I have many more examples like this I know of personally Its time to wake up."

[torontosfinest8]

@newcayococo

It's pretty hard to even get a job right now.

We're in a recession

Do some research before you speak.

Also learn how to spell

SYMPATHY..

[newcayococo]

65% of all people on welfare can still go to work. Think about this B4 you share any simpathy for them...

[ThisBoyTV]

You are so correct. It can happen to anybody. One day you are earning 40K per year, and then u have an life threatening accident, leaving u disabled.

In our once proud Canada a person would not have been left alone. It is quite the opposite in the new Canada of 2009. We are forgotten.