James Moore: Not my job to 'feed neighbour's child'

[CHIMO]

Last edited Tue Dec 17, 2013, 08:31 PM - Edit history (1)

Industry minister says federal role doesn't include feeding poor children

http://i.cbc.ca/1.2465701.1387202805!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/james-moore-20131203.jpg

It's not up to the federal government to help out children who don't have enough to eat, Industry Minister James Moore said in Vancouver.

Speaking to a Vancouver radio station Friday, Moore said British Columbia's child poverty rates aren't the responsibility of the federal government, and it won't "usurp" the province.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/james-moore-not-my-job-to-feed-neighbour-s-child-1.2465666
Dec 16, 2013 9:24 AM ET| Last Updated: Dec 16, 2013 11:06 AM ET


Next: Vodka mickeys, crack, peeing in parking lots, eating at home..., oh and protection from the west end Irish mafia!


Stephen Harper’s merry band of 19th century liberals: Walkom
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/12/17/stephen_harpers_merry_band_of_19th_century_liberals_walkom.html

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017165272

[shenmue]

1. What a jerk

"Love one another" not popular with this guy!

[PDJane]

2. Yes, we should be feeding our neighbour's child,

And helping him to school his children. That's what we pay taxes for, to ensure that no-one is going to starve, or be abused, or just simply allowed to fall through the cracks and die.

This is disgusting, and the randian comments at the end are worse. I'm thoroughly ashamed of this lot.

[Ken Burch]

5. I always think of the line from "Here We Come A-Wassaling"

(it's about seasonal carolers, but I've repurposed it in my mind)

"We are not daily beggars who beg from door to door...we are your neighbor's children, whom you have seen before".

[Saviolo]

3. He says Canada's never been wealthier

But I would like to see where that wealth is concentrated. Is it a similar distribution to the US with a large concentration at the very very top 1%, then a sharp slide down through to the pocket change in the bottom 30%?

[Saviolo]

4. Oh-ho!

And now the milquetoast apology/retraction.

http://www.jamesmoore.org/dec162013/

To be fair, he did actually apologize for what he said, and didn't just push it on to the people who "may have been offended." Kudos for that.

[riverbendviewgal]

6. sounds like a tea partier

he just lives north of the border.