A GOOD PIECE ON COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL

"Last week Mark Cherrington volunteered in mental health court, drove a 
young mom to a treatment centre and rescued a 19-year-old who had just 
been beaten up by a drug dealer," began a piece on the CBC site in June, 
2019. Cherrington had spent 25 years as the youth advocate for Legal Aid 
in Edmonton and the stone-hearted, anti-poor government of Jason Kenney 
unceremoniously dumped him within weeks of taking office. It didn't stop 
him. The activities mentioned above would have been typical for Mark 
Cherrington when he was employed. But he continued to do them as a 
volunteer after he lost his job. Anyone who follows him on Twitter knows 
that he continues to do that work. Few others would.

At the same time, the UCP was busy reducing its financial aid to 
non-profits that play some of the same kind of role as helpers to 
vulnerable Albertans as Mark Cherrington plays.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-covid-19-pandemic-shines-a-light-on-our-failing-we-need-paid/

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