Economics

Slop-Bucket Reality for Aboriginals Missing Canada Boom

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Gina Bouchie raises her infant son Lewis in a home with no running water and a slop-bucket toilet while a wood stove keeps them warm through the Canadian winter.

She worries about her food budget halfway through each month, with the welfare check letting her stock a fridge with little more than a few eggs, some slices of processed cheese, frozen dinners and diabetes medicine.