Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Social Services. Mr. Speaker, I believe the Minister should be well aware of the concern of the people of the Northwest Territories with respect to social assistance rates. Ordinary Members have been saying this issue has been a priority for many years. It has been raised again today in question period. Yet, over and over, the rates are left at the same level while costs continue to rise. Mr. Speaker, in November 1990, a motion was passed in the Legislative Assembly, which should have ended the need for ordinary Members to press for a review of the rates every few years. That motion recommended that the social assistance rates be indexed to the cost of living and then adjusted at least twice a year. Would the Minister advise the House whether she will consider indexing social assistance rates to the cost of living?
Dennis Patterson on Question 404-12(3): Indexing Social Assistance Rates To Cost Of Living
In the Legislative Assembly on March 2nd, 1993. See this statement in context.
Question 404-12(3): Indexing Social Assistance Rates To Cost Of Living
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 1st, 1993
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
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