Ontario: First Nations In Ontario To Be Impacted By Social Assistance Cuts

Ontario: First Nations In Ontario To Be Impacted By Social Assistance Cuts   Proposed changes to social assistance funding in the 2012 Ontario budget will cause First Nation communities to slide further into cycles of poverty and dependency, and First Nation Leadership in Ontario are demanding action before it's too late.   The change in funding will result in Ontario Works Health Related Discretionary Benefits and Non-Health Related Discretionary Benefits being combined into one with...

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