We have two cats here at Falling Downs. We don't see mice in the house. These girls earn their keep.
Chloe is the old girl. She's been with me for well over ten years. The new cat is the sole survivor of a litter of barn cats from a couple of years ago. One of the dogs ate all her siblings. We gave her a promotion to house cat, a tip of the hat to her survival skills.
Not hard to feed the cats. Pick up a box of Meow Mix and a couple tins of the canned stuff at the grocery once a week. I figure it's a bit under two bucks a day.
When the UN made a splash today by commenting on the fact that hunger and malnutrition are a fact of life for hundreds of thousands of Canadians, a lot of our leadership types were quick to take offence.
Whether the hungry people are in Somalia or in Toronto or on a reservation in Northern Ontario, there is one and only one reason for people going hungry.
They can't afford food.
And contrary to what Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said today, that doesn't reflect poorly on the UN.
It reflects poorly on Canada.
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