Purple Hands

By Becca Stock For many of us, getting our period means reaching into a bathroom cupboard, changing the period product of your choice, and carrying on with our day. It might be uncomfortable or inconvenient, but we usually have somewhere private to manage it. Now imagine having to search for an open washroom, ask a stranger for a tampon, or worry about whether you can afford enough products to last the week. For people experiencing homelessness, these everyday needs can become exhausting...

By Aleeza Aneel Homelessness is often a struggle associated with individuals. Rarely is it ever thought of something that can affect a family unit such as parents with dependent children. This lack of thought also applies to research and advocacy, there is a significant lack of literature which has studied the experience of homeless families in Canada (Forchuk, Russel et al). But the problem must not be ignored, this year according to the CBC 600 families in Ottawa with 1,200 children...

By: Mckenna Brulotte-Mullins The increasing costs of living do not just affect those in the low-income bracket, but all Canadians. In order to have a higher quality of life, it takes more money than it used to in recent years. Some factors that influence this phenomenon include rising grocery prices, and affordable housing being located in hotspots for drug use and crime. To begin, the increasing costs of groceries is devastating for all Canadians, but can display increasing disparity among...