Pushing back against the bullies
Shartal placed Sandra Pupatello in that category two years ago when the Ontario cabinet minister declared thousands of welfare recipients ineligible for
The scheme incensed Pupatello. Denouncing the "rogue advocates" who organized the clinics, she tightened the rules. The ministry sent out new application forms, requiring health professionals to select from a list of 43 medical conditions for which there were predetermined amounts.The increased paperwork, coupled with restrictive criteria, made the clinics impractical. Many folded.
the province's special diet allowance. Pupatello was responding to a sudden rise in applications for nutritional assistance.
"Governments shouldn't retaliate against poor people," Shartal muttered, vowing to get the decision reversed.
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