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Ontario NDP pledges to end encampments as Liberals vow to double disability payments
Ontario's NDP and Liberal leaders are addressing housing and affordability, promising to end homeless encampments and provide more financial support for people with disabilities.
Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie plans to double payments under the Ontario Disability Support Program, which currently maxes out at $1,368 per month for a single person.
NDP Leader Marit Stiles aims to create 60,000 new supportive housing units and have the province pay for shelter costs instead of municipalities.
Stiles criticized the current government's handling of encampments, stating, 'After seven years of Doug Ford, encampments are the new normal.