Alleviating chronic homelessness by providing adequate housing and support not only helps the city’s ailing downtown core but aligns with the principle of doing “the right thing” for the greater good, said Ottawa business leader Shawn Hamilton during a fundraising reception held at the Rideau Club on Thursday in support of the Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation.
“We have to stop thinking about equality as though it’s just the right thing to do or the nice thing to do,” said Sueling Ching. “This is what is necessary for our economy to thrive … It’s not a ‘nice to have’, it is a ‘need to have’.”
“We have to stop thinking about equality as though it’s just the right thing to do or the nice thing to do,” said Sueling Ching. “This is what is necessary for our economy to thrive … It’s not a ‘nice to have’, it is a ‘need to have’.”