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Support
Bill 118
Send an online Message to Minister
Brenda Elliot
For many disabled
people, the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is
their only source of income. People relying on ODSP have not had
an increase in their benefits since the Conservatives became government.
Since 1995 the
cost-of-living has increased more than 9.5%, yet the maximum monthly
ODSP allowance available for a single disabled person is $930. This
does not come close to meeting basic monthly needs.
NDP Poverty
Critic Tony Martin has introduced Bill 118, the Ontario Disability
Support Program Amendment Act (Fairness in Disability Income Support
Payments), 2001, that would ensure that ODSP payments rise as the
cost of living rises. With the passage of this Bill, people reliant
on ODSP would receive an annual cost of living adjustment every
April 1st to stop them from slipping further into poverty.
Here is a web
link that takes a minute to send an email directly to Minister
Elliott that demands she and her government support the second
reading of Bill 118, NDP Poverty Critic Tony Martin's bill to raise
Ontario Disability Support (ODSP) benefits.
http://www.ontariondp.on.ca/petitions/odsp.html
Please forward
to others in your network. The more pressure that's applied, the
more chance we have at getting Bill 118 passed for third reading.
Thank
You!
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Posted
May 21, 2002
Support
the Second Reading of Bill 118!
NDP Poverty
Critic Tony Martin's Bill 118 to increase ODSP benefits will
be called for second reading on Thursday June 13th at 11 am - at
that time (12 noon) there will be an hour of debate followed by
the vote to decide whether or not it proceeds to third reading.
We would love
to fill the member's and visitor's galleries with people who support
the NDP's bill - if you are planning on attending please give call
Sarah Johnson at Tony Martin's Toronto office Tel: 416-325-4014
or email Sarah at sjordison@ndp.on.ca
Alternatively, you can call Howard
Hampton's office to request passes to the Visitors' Gallery.
Tel:
416-325-8300; Fax: 416-325-8222; e-mail: HowardHampton-MPP@ontla.ola.org
It is critical
that pressure be put on the government to support Bill 118 before
June 13th. Please phone, email and fax Tory MPPs demanding they
support Bill 118. Tell
everyone you know to write or phone their Tory MPPs
A full listing of Ontario MPPs with contact information is available
on the Government of Ontario website at www.ontla.on.ca/Members/mailing_addresses/index.htm
We want to make
sure that this bill becomes law. For that to happen it must first
pass 2nd reading. Any help you can provide to pressure the government
will go a long way toward making this a reality.
For
information about Bill 118 visit:
http://www.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/37_Parliament/Session2/b118_e.htm
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