Legal empowerment of street vendors in Afghanistan–a local connection
If you’re a street vendor in Edmonton, Alberta, you apply for a permit, agree to some guidelines about cleanliness, non-obstruction, times, areas, pay a n...
Category: Poverty
Meet Edmonton’s Bethany Hoffman – learn of her labour of love
Here’s a fact: Edmonton is populated by—blessed with—open-handed and warm-hearted people. I suspect that for the most part we know this, it just doesn’t get the...
Hidden legacy, Broken Bread – On the passing of my mother
My mother died on Christmas Eve. In two months she would have been 92. She had a heart attack while at breakfast and was hurried to the (Yorkton) hospital. My o...
Pope Francis–unfettered gospeller
There are rumours that Pope Francis sneaks out of the Vatican at night, dons cap and fake goatee, and hangs out on the streets of Rome giving alms to the poor. ...