As inflation drives up the cost of living for people in Northern Ontario, NDP MP, Carol Hughes is calling on the government to offer some relief in this week\u2019s Fiscal Update.<\/p>\n
Hughes points to affordable housing, cell phone and internet bills, and even assistance with energy efficient retrofits to reduce heating costs as ways that the government could deliver assistance to northerners.<\/p>\n
\u201cFamilies in the north are finding it harder to make ends meet and the pandemic only made that worse,\u201d said Hughes.\u00a0 \u201cDespite that, the Liberals cut essential supports like the CRB that people relied on.\u00a0 New Democrats know that \u2018s not right which is why we\u2019re committed to pushing this government to provide the supports people need.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP pointed out that housing costs are ballooning under Justin Trudeau\u2019s watch with average price up 38% in one year while home heating bills are also expected to rise over the winter.\u00a0 At the same time, Canadians pay some of the highest cell phone and internet rates in the world and are waiting for a promised cap on prices to be established.<\/p>\n
\u201cNew Democrats won\u2019t stop fighting to make life more affordable for Canadian families,\u201d said Hughes. \u201cThis government promised to reduce the price of your internet and cellphone bills, but they choose not to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hughes notes that New Democrats are urging the Liberals to build 500,000 units of affordable housing across the country and to change the definition of \u2018affordable\u2019 so any investments made really do go toward creating housing Canadians can actually afford.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government has to decide if they want to foster affordable housing or help their wealthy friends,\u201d said Hughes. \u201cRight now it looks like they are on the side of speculators and investors more than families in need, which is why New Democrats are pushing so hard on this.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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