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It’s time to build dignity into Ontario social assistance
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Oct. 09, 2012
For nearly two decades, Ontario has seen the continuous erosion of social assistance benefits and a system focused on surveillance and punishment rather than dignity and support. Our province’s social assistance system fails to provide an economic safety net. It also fails to provide opportunities for all Ontarians to contribute to the long-term prosperity of our province.
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