In Canada, every month, 720,000 people are using food banks and the number of homeless continues to increase. Yet, as Canadians prepare to vote on October 14, the environment, health care and the economy are the issues gaining great attention. In this audio feature, four Salvation Army homelessness and poverty experts explain why people should be concerned about these issues. They explain how citizens can raise these social concerns with their members of Parliament.

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