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This week's donation goes to Solidarity Across Borders, a migrant justice organization based in Montreal:
https://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/
The people helped by this network are typically casual and part-time workers, often performing some of the most crucial work that is done during the pandemic: as delivery people, Uber drivers, farm workers, nannies and caregivers. But lacking all the required formal immigration credentials, they are unable to access the benefit packages that would come with secure employment. In many cases, they cannot even count on the day-to-day necessities and social programs that permanent residents of Canada take for granted: things like health care, food security, housing and public education.
To me and I'm sure to most of my countryfolk who have been following the situation, this is a source of national shame. The problems are not new, but they have been compounded considerably since Covid-19 took over all of our lives.
https://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/
The people helped by this network are typically casual and part-time workers, often performing some of the most crucial work that is done during the pandemic: as delivery people, Uber drivers, farm workers, nannies and caregivers. But lacking all the required formal immigration credentials, they are unable to access the benefit packages that would come with secure employment. In many cases, they cannot even count on the day-to-day necessities and social programs that permanent residents of Canada take for granted: things like health care, food security, housing and public education.
To me and I'm sure to most of my countryfolk who have been following the situation, this is a source of national shame. The problems are not new, but they have been compounded considerably since Covid-19 took over all of our lives.
