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\u201cPeople with disabilities are dying in this province because Doug Ford has neglected to provide the basics,\u201d said Bonnie Crombie. \u201cODSP rates are so low that people are forced to live in poverty, and rely on food banks just to get by. It\u2019s unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nearly half a million people rely on ODSP, which currently provides a maximum of $1,368 per month and has remained nearly stagnant under Doug Ford. It simply isn\u2019t enough to live on, and is less than the median rent in Ontario. Doug Ford has forced people with disabilities to live in poverty, while giving billions of dollars away to his rich friends. That\u2019s a fact.<\/p>\n
Ontario\u2019s Liberals will deliver more for people with disabilities by\u00a0<\/span>permanently<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>doubling Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits and indexing it to inflation.<\/p>\n Ontario\u2019s Liberals are focused on getting the basics right for the people of this province: getting a family doctor for everyone, cutting taxes, and building homes people can actually afford. Team Bonnie is ready to deliver real, meaningful relief for the people who need it most \u2013 not just Doug Ford\u2019s\u00a0rich\u00a0friends.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cPeople with disabilities are dying in this province because Doug Ford has neglected to provide the basics,\u201d said Bonnie Crombie. \u201cODSP rates are so low that people are forced to live in poverty, and rely on food banks just to get by. It\u2019s unacceptable.\u201d Nearly half a million people rely on ODSP, which currently provides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liberal-policies"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n