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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.
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Ottawa CitizenOttawa Citizen

Affordability talk rules the day for Ontario election campaign

Ontario’s main political parties pivoted to affordability measures Wednesday, as the threat of U.S. tariffs took a back seat on the campaign trail.

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Toronto SunToronto Sun

Ontario NDP pledge to end encampments, Liberals vow to double disability payments

Ontario's NDP and Liberal leaders focused on housing and affordability issues Wednesday, with promises to end homeless encampments and provide more financial support for people with disabilities.

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Ontario NDP pledges to end encampments, as Liberals vow to double disability payments

With tariff threats from the U.S. on pause, the leaders of two major Ontario parties switched focus to other issues on the campaign trail Wednesday.

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Ontario NDP pledges to end encampments as Liberals vow to double disability payments

Ontario's NDP and Liberal leaders are focusing on housing and affordability issues on the campaign trail today, with promises to address homelessness and provide more financial support for people with disabilities.

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Ontario NDP pledges to end homeless encampments, with unspecified funding

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles promised Wednesday to end homeless encampments, calling them Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford's "greatest failure."

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Barrie 360Barrie 360

(Updated) Encampments, disability payments, highway tolls: Ontario parties talk affordability

Ontario's main political parties pivoted to affordability measures Wednesday, as the threat of U.S. tariffs took a back seat on the campaign trail. The NDP and Liberal leaders focused on housing and affordability issues, with promises to end homeless encampments and provide more financial support for people with disabilities.  The Progressive Conservatives pledged to make an ongoing tax cut for gasoline and diesel fuel permanent and also remove …

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Curiocity broke the news in on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
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