Comments on: Mind The Gap http://www.christindal.ca/2007/03/01/mind-the-gap/ Candidate for city councillor, Ward 27, Toronto Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:54:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris Tindal » Day of Action http://www.christindal.ca/2007/03/01/mind-the-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-891 Chris Tindal » Day of Action Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:52:15 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=147#comment-891 [...] higher. Education is significantly less accessible, and suicide is significantly more frequent. The gap in real average annual income between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals widened between 1981 and [...] [...] higher. Education is significantly less accessible, and suicide is significantly more frequent. The gap in real average annual income between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals widened between 1981 and [...]

]]> By: Richard http://www.christindal.ca/2007/03/01/mind-the-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Richard Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:41:29 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=147#comment-287 Although this problem is "akin to the slowly building impact of climate change — a clarion call for action which, ultimately, cannot be ignored", it is more problematic and serious because it is less visible. We can see the cloud of death smog above Toronto and are told to not go outside from time to time in the summer because of it. We can see the massive tailpipes spewing exhaust on SUV's and on the increasing truck traffic. But people suffering job loss, poor wages, disappearing benefits, pensions, savings capacity for retirement, the indignity of having to go to a food bank etc. are not as visible to us as the death smog, but it is just as cruel a reality in our midst. As a society we choose not to see. It is easier being green than it is to stand for social justice in the workplace (increasingly precarious workplaces), or in public, but it is just as, or more, necessary. A society that cares not for people, I don't believe is truly capable of caring for the environment. (We can see how Europeans who have focused on the social equation to a far greater degree stand almost alone as achieving significant environmental progress in the world). Thanks for the post - social and environmental degradation need to be tackled with equal vigour. Although this problem is “akin to the slowly building impact of climate change — a clarion call for action which, ultimately, cannot be ignored”, it is more problematic and serious because it is less visible. We can see the cloud of death smog above Toronto and are told to not go outside from time to time in the summer because of it. We can see the massive tailpipes spewing exhaust on SUV’s and on the increasing truck traffic. But people suffering job loss, poor wages, disappearing benefits, pensions, savings capacity for retirement, the indignity of having to go to a food bank etc. are not as visible to us as the death smog, but it is just as cruel a reality in our midst.

As a society we choose not to see. It is easier being green than it is to stand for social justice in the workplace (increasingly precarious workplaces), or in public, but it is just as, or more, necessary. A society that cares not for people, I don’t believe is truly capable of caring for the environment. (We can see how Europeans who have focused on the social equation to a far greater degree stand almost alone as achieving significant environmental progress in the world).

Thanks for the post – social and environmental degradation need to be tackled with equal vigour.

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