According to statistics based on the realities of poverty faced in Canada, 1 in 7 (or 4.9 million) people in Canada are living in poverty. Knowing that, the unbecoming power in a capitalist society leaves not just global citizens in poverty, but Canadians also. "The rich get rich and the poor get poorer"- William Henry Harrison. Low income is a root cause to poorer health in Canadians as a whole, especially in terms of poverty 's lethal effects on economic barriers, society 's social norms and the struggle of mental health, faced within the poor in Canada. Economical Barriers differentiating the wealthy and the poor are a major issue. Poverty is in a monotonous cycle of making the low economic status of citizens and visible minorities vulnerable
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More so, John Sealy Townsend claims that (Townsend, 1993, 36) "People are deprived if they cannot obtain, at all or sufficiently, the conditions of life – that is, the diets, amenities, standards and services – which allow them to play the roles, participate in the relationships and follow the customary behaviour which is expected of them by virtue of their membership in society. If they lack or are denied the incomes, or more exactly the resources, including income and assets or goods in kind, to obtain access to these conditions of life they can be defined to be in poverty". It is said that humans are known to act certain way when certain mental standards are not fulfilled. For example, one may be thirsty, but sees someone else with a bottle of water, are they subjected to take it? These thoughts coincide with the "id", "ego" and "superego" which emerge the thoughts of taking the water, accepting that you can 't have it, realizing what is right and what is wrong. The Maslow 's Hierarchy of need correlates with the topic of mental health, a text states (McLeod, 2007) "The deficiency needs are said to motivate people when they are unmet. Also, the need to fulfil such needs will become stronger the longer the duration they are denied. For example, the longer a person goes without food the more hungry they will become". This statement therefore proves a repetitive situation that is happening within povertized communities. Not only mental health is an issue but other diseases too. Corresponding to the CSJ Foundation for Research and Education (Raphael, June 2002) "Within Canada, Wilkins, Adams, and Brancker (1989) found individuals living within the poorest 20% of neighbourhoods to be more likely to die of just about every disease from which people can die of, than the more well-off. These included cancers, heart disease, diabetes, and
More so, John Sealy Townsend claims that (Townsend, 1993, 36) "People are deprived if they cannot obtain, at all or sufficiently, the conditions of life – that is, the diets, amenities, standards and services – which allow them to play the roles, participate in the relationships and follow the customary behaviour which is expected of them by virtue of their membership in society. If they lack or are denied the incomes, or more exactly the resources, including income and assets or goods in kind, to obtain access to these conditions of life they can be defined to be in poverty". It is said that humans are known to act certain way when certain mental standards are not fulfilled. For example, one may be thirsty, but sees someone else with a bottle of water, are they subjected to take it? These thoughts coincide with the "id", "ego" and "superego" which emerge the thoughts of taking the water, accepting that you can 't have it, realizing what is right and what is wrong. The Maslow 's Hierarchy of need correlates with the topic of mental health, a text states (McLeod, 2007) "The deficiency needs are said to motivate people when they are unmet. Also, the need to fulfil such needs will become stronger the longer the duration they are denied. For example, the longer a person goes without food the more hungry they will become". This statement therefore proves a repetitive situation that is happening within povertized communities. Not only mental health is an issue but other diseases too. Corresponding to the CSJ Foundation for Research and Education (Raphael, June 2002) "Within Canada, Wilkins, Adams, and Brancker (1989) found individuals living within the poorest 20% of neighbourhoods to be more likely to die of just about every disease from which people can die of, than the more well-off. These included cancers, heart disease, diabetes, and