Most of the people on welfare are born right here in Canada. These able bodied Canadians are on average more obese than the general population, but choose not to work for various reasons, but some are sex workers.What exactly is the safety net you speak of?
Welfare pays next to nothing and no one wants to live in government housing.
It seems refugees and new immigrants get a bigger free ride, living in hotels and kids being able to attend university on a free ride.
Those on welfare born in Canada have free University or College but don’t seem to go to higher education as much as refugees or newcomers for do for whatever reasons.
In some respects, Canada is a nanny state for many people sustained by the social safety net .