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Inadequate disability supports make the message clear: Your government will help you die, but not live with dignity
Sunday, June 5th, 2022
The toxic combination of inadequate income supports and skyrocketing inflation means that people who rely on disability benefits can no longer afford to live. And some are choosing not to… Let’s ensure that Canadians with disabilities living in poverty are not forced to choose between paying the bills or applying for the right to die.
Tags: disabilities, featured, ideology, participation, standard of living
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Reality of living on social assistance
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Apr 06 2010
…the recent budget is a stark reminder that you can’t eat nice words. Yes, they have moved on increasing the minimum wage. But when it comes to people on social assistance this government has, in real terms, done nothing to reverse the Harris cuts… it’s not just those on social assistance who are affected. Poverty affects us all through lost productivity, unsafe neighbourhoods, ballooning health-care costs, unrealized potential and a shortage of skilled workers. With this latest attack on the poor, the Liberals are stealing from our future.
Tags: poverty
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