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Poverty is a policy choice.

1 in 5 children (18%) of kids in #Canada are growing up in
#poverty with massive social and economic consequences for their lives and the future of the country.

Check out Campaign 2000's annual report released this week:
campaign2000.ca

#OnPoli #socialpolicy

It's awful. ODSP rates are way below the poverty line.

Here’s how much workers need to be paid to make a livable wage in Toronto The Ontario Living Wage Network calculates the living wage across the province every year — and Toronto has the highest.

The affordability crisis is everything.

Ontario Living Wage Network puts Toronto's living wage at $26/hr ($9 more than the current min wage) and Wellesley Institute estimates someone in Toronto needs between $61,654 and $83,680 to "thrive."

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#TOpoli #onpoli #affordability #housing

Getting across the fiscal imperative of the social determinants is more important than ever given the crisis in health care, housing, etc.

For sure. My hope is that by highlighting these "pooled" budget arrangements that facilitate a positive cycle of preventative investments, we can improve the way we communicate these issues to decision-makers. (cont'd)

But when a hospital builds its own supportive housing for their highest users who are experiencing homelessness it benefits directly from the reduction in demand for acute care by the improved health of their patients.

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The wrong pocket problem is when the department making an initial investment doesn't benefit from the savings. E.g. a housing ministry that invests in affordable housing doesn’t get the health savings. Those go to other areas of government.

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Our policies are reactive. We tend to spend far more on harm rather than preventing it. The wrong pocket problem can explain this (at least partially).

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We face crises in health care, housing, homelessness, and mental health and addictions but we treat these issues distinctly despite extensive research demonstrating the links between health outcomes and social determinants such as income and access to housing.

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Thanks to the Future of Canada Project and The Walrus Lab for having me on the latest episode of the Imagine 2080 podcast.

Listen: lnkfi.re/imagine2080

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