I was talking to an acquaintance of mine as we wolfed down Sunday lunch served by some practicing Christians. Steve is bright and articulate, giving voice to the dilemma he was facing. He had a job that was to begin on Monday, but as you would expect it would be three weeks before his first paycheque. Steve was depending on the Salvation Army for his food, but would be unable to get to the Salvation Army when (if) he started work. Without some source of food Steve was looking forward to starving 5 workdays a week, which could also have a significant effect on how he performed his job.

So what would you do? It is much easier to say Steve should go hungry than it is to do it oneself. Hunger, another barrier to employment, and one that is easy to solve. Unfortunately the provincial Liberals are into paying lip service to the idea of getting the homeless and poor to work, not to actually doing anything to help them back into the workforce.