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Member of Provincial Parliament

Chandra Pasma

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Ottawa West—Nepean
  • New Democratic Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • Unit 500 1580 Merivale Rd. Nepean, ON K2G 4B5 CPasma-CO@ndp.on.ca
  • tel: 613-721-8075
  • fax: 613-721-5756
  • CPasma-QP@ndp.on.ca

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Context: Assembly - Apr/19/23
Ms. Chandra Pasma
  • Apr/19/23 10:50:00 a.m.

With food inflation at 10%, this government has given Meals on Wheels in Ottawa just a 2% increase and taken away their emergency subsidies. As a result, on April 1, Meals on Wheels had to increase prices. For their lowest-income clients, prices increased over 300%. Seniors, people with disabilities, and patients just released from the hospital depend on these meals for nutritious food. But since the price increase, some of Ottawa’s most vulnerable residents have had to cancel their meals.

Why is this government making vulnerable people go without food instead of providing community organizations like Meals on Wheels with decent support?
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