Schreiner calls perceived cuts to social assistance rates ‘cruel’

Schreiner calls perceived cuts to social assistance rates 'cruel'

Mike Schreiner, MPP for Guelph and leader of the Green Party of Ontario, seen in this GuelphToday file photo Guelph’s member of provincial parliament is calling perceived cuts to ODSP and Ontario Works ‘cruel’ and says the Ontario PCs broke their promise to continue a Basic Income Guarantee pilot project that will now be scrapped.

The Ontario PC government actually announced it is raising social assistance rates by 1.5 per cent, but that is half of the three per cent increase the previous Liberal government announced in its pre-election budget.

Mike Schreiner, Guelph MPP and Green Party leader, considers the increase […]

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