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‘I may end up in tears telling my story’: How a former MPP and Toronto city councillor found himself living in a homeless shelter (www.thestar.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

“I’m not saying I should be getting more than other people,” said Berardinetti. “But I could have had a successful law career. I put it on hold to serve the community. Now I’m surviving on $830 a month from my Canada pension.”

Welp, bud. Welcome to life.

In this article he mentions several times that he was unable to find work in politics and law. There's no reason he couldn't have walked into a business in any other field and started paying rent again.