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The Canadian Champion, JuIy 110, 1998 - 15 War on poverty must be like war on cancer; activist By DIANE HART Special to The Champion Poverty must move int the realm of social justice if it is ever to receive the same support as cancer or AIDS, says a conirnunity activist. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Haltan Social Planning Cauncil, Mike Balkwill compared the widespread solid support for the war against cancer with the less than solid sup- port for the war against poverty. The difference, said Mr. Balkwill, is in the perception of each issue. "AIDS and breast cancer would flot get the samne level of support today if they had flot moved from a mere service delivery to a social m .a justice issue. And that's what must happen ta grains for Canada's 5 million poor - or $7,500 ty." poverty." per person. He said it is only by taking it out Of the frame- Mr'. Balkwill compared the war against cancer "Does the war againat poverty have a $75 mil- work of service delivery and placing it as an with the war against poverty, pointing out that lion organization with 350,000 volunteers and issue of social justice that any headway will lie lar more mloney s spenl on ihose with cancer research dollars that are niatcled by goseriu made. Already, lie said the tendency ol people is than those who arc poor. And, although he said ment? If there is, I think it must be hiding some- ta think like taxpayers and cansumers, rather there is a definite straight line between cancer where," he commented. than citizens of caring cammunities. and death, new research by people like Dr. He asked the crowd what it was that allowed By keeping poverty in the realin of just a ser- Fraser Mustard is pointing to similar outcomes: people ta support the war on cancer so solidly, vice a community is obliged ta aversee, it is only Poor people don't live as long and a better eco- whereas the same support is flot there for the one of many services. namnic state means longer lifespans. anti-paverty battle. "And service only warks in a context where In 1993, $3.3 billion was spent on the war "We can't relate ta it as well - while every- justice has already been established, as it has against cancer for 120,000 cancer victims - one in this roomn may know someone with can- with AIDS and breast cancer. Then people will about $25,000 per persan. 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