“Canada ends at the doorstep of the shelters. When you’re outside, it’s Canada. When you go in, it isn’t. When I go in the door I know I’ve left Canada behind. When I say Canada, I mean everything – the values, the principles, what they stand for, everything.”
From The Homeless Hub,
http://www.homelesshub.ca/researchmatters/post/2012/10/01/Wee28099re-not-asking-wee28099re-telling-Women-facing-homelessness-demand-dignity-autonomy-and-self-determination.aspx