• Province Increasing Rates, Providing Extra Support for People in Remote and Northern Communities

• "Helping people who live in remote and northern communities -- who often pay more for basic needs like groceries and transportation -- by increasing the Remote Communities Allowance"

(now that's a real incentive for the east west road.....tax more money from taxpayers rather than put in a road)

so, let me get this straight...Ontario will continue to pay to consult & pay out for further studies for the east west road while at the same time paying additional money to reserves that are remote?? And that's called " building a  fairer, more prosperous community."

What's the incentive to stop the studies? I see a double payout.

https://news.ontario.ca/mcss/en/2017/09/ontario-boosting-social-assistance-to-help-people-get-ahead.html?utm_source=ondemand&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p

News Release

Ontario Boosting Social Assistance to Help People Get Ahead

Province Increasing Rates, Providing Extra Support for People in Remote and Northern Communities

Ontario is making enhancements to the province's social assistance programs to help people reach their full potential and build fairer, more prosperous communities.

Improvements include:

• Increasing social assistance rates by two per cent for all people receiving social assistance
• Helping people who live in remote and northern communities -- who often pay more for basic needs like groceries and transportation -- by increasing the Remote Communities Allowance
• Increasing limits on cash and other assets so that people can better manage financial setbacks
• Increasing the income exemption for cash gifts, to better recognize that people receiving social assistance may also receive support from family or friends
• Streamlining rules to make the system work better for people.

Improving social assistance is part of our plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.