Poverty in Canada

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POVERTY IN CANADA
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POVERTY IN CANADA
Introduction
In order to examine the poverty in Canada, it is important to explain in details what
poverty means and the way it occurs. Poverty refers to a condition where individuals lack the
basic requirements to live that include financial strength, shelter, clothes and food amongst
others. The essay will explain poverty briefly and critically with examples. Then, it will examine
poverty in Canada including the causes and effects.
Discussion
According to the World Bank Organization, “Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of
shelter. Poverty is being sick and not be able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to
school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one
day at a time” (Worldbank.org, 2018). It is evident thus, from the given definition of poverty that
it is a complex thing to explain in simple words. Poverty is a social stigma that discriminates
between people. It is something that people want to hide and in the process, devoid themselves
and their children from enjoying the fruits of life. Being poor are a shame in today’s world.
Poverty leads to people dying without assistance and access to services that are available in
exchange of money. Several researches have been done on poverty and its perception amongst
people, both poor and the rich. Shildrick and MacDonald (2013) did a research in which they
found that people experiencing poverty have denied poverty and instead blamed the poor. The
sample included people “who were caught up in the low-pay, no-pay 'cycle”. The study found
that shame, ‘scroungerphobia’, dissociation from the poor and “hegemonic orthodoxy that bales
the poor for the poverty was the reasons for such a thought” (Shildrick and MacDonald, 2013).