<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello *****,<div><br></div><div>As sufficient healthy food is essential for humans to function adequately in all activities -- from work, to family duties, to just enjoying Life in good health -- I would very much be in favour of more money ($100+? -- I would need to research this) being made available to those on Social Assistance. In fact, I would support the IDEA of <b>access to sufficient healthy food</b> as <b>Basic Human Right</b>. </div><div><br></div><div>And I have IDEAS to make practical the achievement of these objectives including Community Underground Solar Greenhouses where local organic food can be grown -- using volunteer labour (those on social assistance &/or retirees) -- with no external energy input except geo-thermal (8' deep pit) and solar (45 degree glass or plastic window on solar south with other 3 (approx. 6') sides and roof earth covered for insulation & nature-scaping). The President of the UofG was supportive of such a project in cooperation with the City of Guelph (my indirect initiation) until the financial shortfall from the Province about 4 years ago. </div><div><br></div><div>The IDEA that I am suggesting here (similar to Habitat For Humanity's sweat equity) is that your sweat labour would give you food in return -- with guidelines for preparing it in a tasty & healthy manner -- so that your income goes further (questions of claw-back would need to be researched). Those unable to work would still receive a share of the bounty (produced by some of the retirees at least).</div><div><br></div><div>I also have IDEAS for other types of (part-time+) Green Jobs that could help those on Social Assistance who are able to work. </div><div><br></div><div>In a time where a chronic sluggish economy will be forcing taxes down, the general IDEA here is to create opportunities to earn supplementary money (or its goods equivalent) for those who are in a situation that normally requires tax funds for support. While not eliminating the need for Social Assistance in most situations, such practical IDEAS could help minimize the amount required -- and help create the positive feeling generated by doing sustainable work.</div><div><br></div><div>And those who cannot work would at least be feeling better from both the healthy food itself and knowing where the next meal is going to come from.</div><div><br></div><div>Call me if you wish to discuss this further, 519-696-2288.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Robert</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On 21-Oct-10, at 7:00 PM, ***** wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hello Robert,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">With the recent Food Challenge of living a week off of a food hamper, I am wondering what your stance on adding $100 to Social Assistance cheques for food, and your stance of helping those on Social Assistance.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>******<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>