Ontarians on social supports 'worse off' than before pandemic, study suggests
A new McMaster survey is highlighting how Ontarians who rely on social assistance haven't seen enough increases in benefits to offset skyrocketing rent and food prices.
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A new McMaster survey is highlighting how Ontarians who rely on social assistance haven't seen enough increases in benefits to offset skyrocketing rent and food prices.
Multiple public opinion polls have suggested Crombie is the current frontrunner. MP Nate Erskine-Smith, MP and former provincial cabinet minister Yasir Naqvi, and Ted Hsu, a former Liberal MP and current provincial caucus member, all took turns taking aim at Crombie.
Ontario Superior Court Justice William Chalmers ruled in favour of a suit filed last year by a Toronto resident.
Broad, multi-party support for the Liberal child care legislation may bode well for the program’s durability. And it can also be read as an implicit endorsement of the Trudeau government’s particular — and muscular —use of the federal spending power.
Poilievre's statements on housing suggest he shares the Liberals' enthusiasm for the 'power of the purse'