Comment 12199

By Angela Browne (anonymous) | Posted September 30, 2007 at 20:34:39

I really enjoyed this article; however, it should be noted that many people pay more than average rents. Also, many people on ODSP own their own homes, as they were able to purchase prior to getting involved with social assistance. The rates for utilities have almost doubled since this present Government came to power, and absolutely nothing is done for those of us who have to choose between eating or paying the bills.

It should be noted that this present government is attempting to keep social assistance rates low, so that people reliant on benefits are forced to become desperate and work in *any* job. Many employers are breaking labour standards with abandon, while the government does little, if anything at all about it. Some people cannot work for various reasons, and their needs are certainly not taken into account. I have seen people live in third world like conditions while they wait for me to successfully appeal their ODSP benefits. Many cannot afford to keep a roof over the heads at all, and instead are subject to the poor conditions of homeless shelters, bridges, abandoned buildings, rooftops, as well as detox and emergency rooms, when they need to get out of the cold. I am a cynic, and it appears by the polls that Ontarians are again ready to give McGuinty another majority, which I dread ... as McGuinty, just as with his predecessors, Harris/Eves, did just as much dismantling of various social programs, though he did this while smiling to your face instead of being rude about it like Mr. Harris was.

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