Sudbury column: Social assistance recipients left behind

Sudbury column: Social assistance recipients left behind

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Chris Cosby

It feels as though people in receipt of Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) in Ontario, as well as recipients of other provincial and territorial assistance, are being left behind in the flow of money that is being provided to help Canadians deal with the pandemic.The exception is British Columbia, whose welfare and disability assistance recipients now receive an extra $300 per month. British Columbia also allows those recipients who are also eligible for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to keep it all.Ontario’s position regarding recipients of social […]

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