From Welfare to Workfare
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE ORIGINS OF WORKFARE1
THE BASICS OF WORKFARE.2
PC POLICY DIRECTION OF WORKFARE2
WHY? A CONSERVATIVE POINT OF VIEW4
WHY NOT? AN OPPOSITION'S POINT OF VIEW6
CONCLUSION8
WORKS CITED
THE ORIGINS OF 'WORKFARE'
There's an old joke that goes something like... Where do you hide a welfare recipient's cheque, where he'll never find it? Under his work boots. When Mike Harris was campaigning for the Progressive conservative party in 1994 he promised a 'common sense revolution'. This mixed with the huge unpopularity of Bob Ray's policies,…
