Mayor Rob Ford doesn't seem to vote "yes" to much when it comes to supporting diverse communities, offering social services and programs, or providing education and resources to help prevent the spread of deadly disease. He votes against programs for the elderly, disabled, LGBTQ and immigrant communities, to name a few. Fortunately, his closed-minded stand on important programs and services has left him standing on the opposite side to most!
"In a stunning 37 to one vote at the very end of the day on July 13, Ford said no to budgeted funding for the AIDS Prevention Community Investment Program (APCIP), a program that reaches
more than 250,000 people through outreach and workshops." (xtra.ca)
As someone who has been and continues to be involved with AIDS service organizations, I have seen first hand the impact that education and outreach programming can have on reducing the stigma, as well as the spread, of HIV/AIDS. These programs run on barely-there budgets as it is, and cutting their funding will only lead to increased costs associated with the fully preventable spread of a deadly disease.
HIV is much cheaper to prevent than it is to treat!
Read the full article here and let me know what you think!
- Candice
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