August 16, 2018
The Honorable Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
doug.ford@pc.ola.org The Honourable Lisa McLeod Minister of Children, Community and Social Services lisa.macleodco@pc.ola.org Dear Premier Ford and Minister McLeod,The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unity (Health Unit) staff and Board of Health are deeply concerned about the Ontario government’s recent decision to cancel the Ontario Basic Income Pilot (OBIP), and to reduce the schedule increase to Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program rates from 3% to 1.5%.Annually, the Health Unit monitors food affordability through the Nutritious Food Basket food costing project. In 2017, the montly cost of […]
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