Poverty is one of the biggest factors, socially and economically, in today's society. "Some Canadians who are especially vulnerable to high rates of poverty include, lone-parent mothers and their children, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities and immigrants who are visible minorities."1 The result of poverty can lead individuals to be unable to provide for their children, poor health, inappropriate housing, and criminalization. Distributive justice plays an important role because all of these individuals do not have adequate funds to provide for themselves proper health care, clothes, food, housing, and other key necessities. The reader will have an understanding as to how much of an impact poverty is posing on today's society and that the government needs to take some positive steps towards rectifying the situation.
For many lone-parent mothers it is quite difficult for them to hold a job, or for that matter get a job. While raising a family and taking care of the daily duties at home is a job in itself, these mothers do not receive an income for it.
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Children sleeping in Mulberry Street (1890) Art.So because of this, many of these single mothers cannot hold a job and then it is even harder for them to go back to work. Most of the mothers are also under-educated and cannot afford to pay for further education and to pay for someone to look after their children. It is the "low income working and marginalized women who make up the workforce in the domestic area."2 So with the lack of education that the mother possesses, this is a strong determining factor with her children's education that the cycle of poverty is bound to continue for the children. Yet, it is these very children that we count on to shape this country and provide for Canada's development and well-being in the future. We cannot...