What if we measured government success by health outcomes?
The key metrics of reducing deficits and GDP growth don’t matter if Canadians have worsening health and mental health outcomes, or if we don’t have proper supports when we hit hard times.
In Canada, a small proportion of adults disproportionately interact with our health care, criminal justice, and social welfare systems.
The symptom? Poverty.
Children in poverty live in more crowded, noisier, and lower-quality housing.
They have fewer social supports and poorer family dynamics.
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