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WHERE WE STAND
Over the past decade, the social-safety net has unraveled at both federal and provincial levels. Minimum wage, for example, has been frozen since 1995. Ontario has seen deepening poverty and growing inequality between the haves and the have-nots. The goal of poverty elimination seems to have been forgotten.
Social assistance rates must be reviewed to ensure they reflect actual living costs and provide recipients with an adequate level of comfort.
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