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e-4411 (Economy and finance)
- Keywords
- Cost of living
E-petition
Initiated by Lindsey Morrill from Ajax, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- Increased housing and food costs have severely impacted the ability to afford these basic human needs. Food and shelter are necessities, not luxuries;
- Wages do not fall in line with current costs of living, making it impossible to afford food or shelter;
- ODSP does not pay enough in today's economy; and
- Food banks are not receiving enough support.
We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
1. Make every effort to further decrease housing costs;
2. Freeze rent increases for the next 3-5 years, giving Canadians a chance to financially recover from the current costs;
3. Ban price gouging throughout grocery stores to assist with the prevention of costs increasing further;
4. Increase the one time grocery relief payment to Canadian families. $467 is not enough;
5. Increase minimum wage to fall in line with cost of living. For example, an increase of $1.00 in minimum wage would lead to close to 36,876 fewer visits to food banks, annually in Toronto;
6. A $15.00 per month increase in Ontario Disability Support Program could potentially decrease annual food bank visits in Toronto by 53,652;
7. Food banks are finding it increasingly difficult to provide food to Canadians seeking help. As costs rise, food bank visits increase and their resources deplete quickly; and
8. Make every effort to offer further support to food banks, by way of further and easily obtainable grants. Offer food banks a one time relief payment to assist with the cost of groceries.
- Open for signature
- May 17, 2023, at 10:01 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- September 14, 2023, at 10:01 a.m. (EDT)
