The nanny state capital of Canada is Toronto which has the greatest amount of social services available to be used by those in need and the greatest potential for exploitation of these services. Many people use these services as a temporary measure until they can do better while others remain on them either because of permanent mental or physical disability in the case of ODSP or laziness in the case of Ontario Works. So many able bodied people are not working because they are supported( pre-(pre-pandemic ) by the government and with the pandemic this will increase. There is no encouragement for personal responsibility by the government So that tents will become increasingly more of a familiar site on Toronto sidewalks, maybe with social service room service, free needles, safe government approved opioids, free WiFi etc underwritten by the taxpayer. Drug addicts are made to feel like they have a sense of entitlement Because the addiction is a “ disease“ although the addiction cannot be used to mitigate criminal convictions .Immigration is necessary to fill the jobs that Canadian Citizens or those with PR do not wish to take. It looks like the homeless problem south of Bloor is now moving north to Roehampton and beyond.
The gangbangers and thugs with guns in the city are also for the most part on social services as well.
