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A homeless person lies in a tent pitched in downtown Toronto in April 2020. New research suggests we need to focus less on new technologies to streamline social services and more on the people entwined in these systems. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

May 30, 2023

Technology is far from a silver bullet for solving homelessness or child welfare issues

Aron Lee Rosenberg, Trent University; Mary Anne Martin, Trent University; Naomi Nichols, Trent University, and Sarah Cullingham, Trent University

While technology can be a useful tool, it can also divert funding and attention from the root causes of the social welfare issues it aims to address.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shops at a Metro earlier this year before dropping the items in a bin destined for a food bank. Adam Scotti/The Prime Minister's Office

December 13, 2020

Holiday food drives: Tossing a can of beans into a donation bin is hardly enough

Mary Anne Martin, Trent University and Michael Classens, Trent University

The federal government’s response to the scourge of food insecurity must involve a lot more than just encouraging Canadians to donate canned goods. It must honour Canadians’ right to food.

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