I was having an interview with the CBC french radio and tv station, and an injured worker who has loss everything including his home, family and job I noticed atleast 8 people at the garbage can taking out not putting in stuff. As I sat today in that park at 105th street and Jasper Avenue in Edmonton, my thought was how many of the homeless people have been put on the streets due to systems and agency failures. How many WCB and other agencies failures have contributed to the homeless? Also, how much does it cost other financial systems when WCB fails?

Every province is affected by the Alberta WCB decisions when benefits end and workers need services. Social services, cpp, disability benefits, medicare all pick up the pieces when injured workers need help and do not get the help from WCB.

If anyone thinks for a minute that the problem is not a community problem and that it is isolated to employers and workers, then they should ask; who picks up the pieces? The answer is; everyone does except for WCB.

Sit in a park and watch the homeless in a province this rich and ask; why are they there?   

Everyone uses the garbage can, are you the person putting in or taking out? Today I saw more people taking out of the can then putting in. I did not like the picture. Will I look at people different at a garbage can? I hope so as it will keep me humbled.
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