December 15, 2018
CBC News – Manitoba
Al Wiebe – Point of View
Living in poverty at Christmas ‘life-draining,’ says Winnipegger: ‘I know, because I live that life’
I have spent Christmas as a person experiencing homelessness, as a person struggling to survive everyday life and as a person with a six-figure income. Believe me, the latter is far, far better than the other two.
Life in poverty is a traumatic and life-draining experience, and no more so than at Christmas. I know, because I live that life.