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pogey

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pogey, pogy Canadian slang
1. financial or other relief given to the unemployed by the government; dole
2. unemployment insurance
3. 
a. the office distributing relief to the unemployed
b. (as modifier): pogey clothes


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But before one starts feeling sorry for Nova Scotians who have to dip a little further into their pogey cheques to quench their rock lobster-induced thirst with a Canadian or Dry, consider that New Brunswick charges most of its "imports" with a $2.
Yet, they're proving day in and day out that they have what it takes to secure a job, hold it and contribute to society rather than sit idly on the sidelines drawing pogey or, worse yet, engaging in illegal activity.
Canadians living in economically depressed regions who wish to work instead of collecting pogey probably already have made their move: 42,000 Canadians relocated to Alberta in 2005 alone.
 
 
 
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