IN Bob Duff 13 Sept 2023
Today on your show we focus on “The Homeless in Toronto- Revisiting 6 years Later – Much Worse” We will explore the plight of the homeless in downtown Toronto by focussing on the St Simons Shelter in Cabbagetown. “The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens”…. Abraham Lincoln. “A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” ~ Mahatma Ghandi
Part 1 – Bob Duff Introduction
Our guest today is Bob Duff who was a guest in 2017. Bob is the executive director of the St Simons Shelter for the homeless in the Cabbagetown area of downtown Toronto – now located in the Isabella Hotel. Bob shares his personal story of his trajectory from Bay Street family man, to homelessness, to becoming a tireless front-line worker with the downtown homeless population. He holds Degrees: B.A. in journalism from Ryerson University, and a MA economics from University of Ottawa, and a Juris Doctorate from Stetson University Florida.
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