The new Doug Ford government is cutting a planned 3 per cent welfare increase in half and scrapping a basic income pilot program his Progressive Conservatives promised to keep during the spring election campaign .
Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod said Tuesday the increase scheduled by the defeated Liberal government will be reduced to 1.5 per cent while the PC administration embarks on a 100-day revamp of all social assistance programs. Ontario’s Children, Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod attends question period at Queen’s Park on Tuesday. At a later press conference, MacLeod announced changes to the province’s welfare […]
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