POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Road Rage, Olivia Chow, Grand Theft Auto
7 Dec 2015
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Tale of three cities and the lack of affordable housing. Time on commute: 80 minutes on average per day. Poverty (children going hungry, lack of money to buy groceries) Lack of affordable housing (poor living conditions, expensive housing leaving families with no money to buy groceries) The trend for both the province and the federal govt. to offload more services and responsibilities to cities, while slashing financing. Cities deliver a huge amount of the services people actually need, but only get 8 cents of every tax dollar. Rethinking cities - cities are not separate issues in canada. The challenges are central to our entire nation and our economy, as of 80% of. If cities don"t work, the country won"t work. Better access to education, health, water and sanitation. Less ecological damage because of density and shared technology. World poverty rate fell from 34% in 1999 to 25% in 2009. We share our culture, our heritage and our experiences.
