Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

How Long do I Have to Wait for Things to Get Better?

Demands from All Over
Message from Labrador, April, 1949
Organizing and Confusing
Making Work and Making Stamps
The Working Poor
Women... And Others Who Had Been Left Out
Mothers' Allowances
Family Allowances
Dependents' Allowances
"The Plight of the Province's Poor"
The Canada Assistance Plan, 1966
The Social Safety Net
Topics for Discussion
Questions for Discussion
Projects