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  • Subject: Poverty
Nurses Joan Knapp, left, and Carol Polych of Anishnawbe street patrol tend to Edward Seymour during frigid late-night patrol. The 36-year-old man is p(...)
Nurses Joan Knapp, left, and Carol Polych of Anishnawbe street patrol tend to Edward Seymour during frigid late-night patrol. The 36-year-old man is p(...)
2/2/1996
On patrol: John Gardnar, above, holds cup of soup, while nurse Joan Knapp, below, checks on Edward Seyn[Incomplete]
On patrol: John Gardnar, above, holds cup of soup, while nurse Joan Knapp, below, checks on Edward Seyn[Incomplete]
2/2/1996
Doing the housecleaning for a home in a hole in the ground leading under the Rosedale subway, city workmen Peter Marchese and Frank Capapello remove d(...)
Doing the housecleaning for a home in a hole in the ground leading under the Rosedale subway, city workmen Peter Marchese and Frank Capapello remove d(...)
11/26/1970
On the street
On the street
12/3/1987
Hearth of darkness: One of the estimated 14,000 to 20,000 persons opposition critics say now are living on the streets of Metro Toronto
Hearth of darkness: One of the estimated 14,000 to 20,000 persons opposition critics say now are living on the streets of Metro Toronto
4/16/1986
Tourist attraction? If Prime Minister Brian Mulroney shuts down Atlantic Canada, Maritimers could migrate to Ontario and live in packing cases on the (...)
Tourist attraction? If Prime Minister Brian Mulroney shuts down Atlantic Canada, Maritimers could migrate to Ontario and live in packing cases on the (...)
3/25/1988
Bundled up
Bundled up
11/13/1984
The Problem of Panhandling, After two years of recession, panhandlers are showing up in growing numbers on the streets of Canada's major cities
The Problem of Panhandling, After two years of recession, panhandlers are showing up in growing numbers on the streets of Canada's major cities
12/26/1988
The poor: And in a scene from the poor city, a derelict clings to his worldly goods, staring at the sidewalk as he searches for a place to sleep, a meal to eat
The poor: And in a scene from the poor city, a derelict clings to his worldly goods, staring at the sidewalk as he searches for a place to sleep, a meal to eat
3/7/1989
Cycle of despair: Growing up poor takes a psychological toll on youngsters
Cycle of despair: Growing up poor takes a psychological toll on youngsters
1/16/1989
No privacy: Two sisters sleep together in three-room flat that they share with their mom and brother
No privacy: Two sisters sleep together in three-room flat that they share with their mom and brother
1/20/1989
Hard life: Poor Canadian children have shorter life expectancies and are far more likely to suffer mental and physical illnesses than wealthier children
Hard life: Poor Canadian children have shorter life expectancies and are far more likely to suffer mental and physical illnesses than wealthier children
1/16/1989
Shelter sought
Shelter sought
10/6/1983
Cruel city
Cruel city
12/20/1991
Cramped quarters: A single mother, her newborn baby and 2 1/2-year-old son live in basement flat
Cramped quarters: A single mother, her newborn baby and 2 1/2-year-old son live in basement flat
1/19/1989
Kids shouldn't have to live in a place like this, says single mother who shares a basement flat with two small children
Kids shouldn't have to live in a place like this, says single mother who shares a basement flat with two small children
1/16/1989
Central corner
Central corner
2/25/1985
Boxed in
Boxed in
12/22/1989
Far left
Far left
8/4/1979
Grub time: Hobo chows down on Mulligan Stew
Grub time: Hobo chows down on Mulligan Stew
8/4/1979
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