poverty

After years of stalling, the McGuinty government is finally listening to Michael Prue and the NDP’s calls for the implementation of a new photo identification card that will make it easier for people who do not have a driver’s licence to travel, open a bank account, and perform any other activities that require official ID. [...]

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Queen’s Park – Beaches-East York MPP Michael Prue today asked the Premier to immediately stop the City of Toronto from selling the Toronto Community Housing Corporation homes of several Beach residents. Janice Hatfield, of Wineva Avenue, learned yesterday that her home of 20 years will be sold out from under her and her son. Only [...]

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“This budget contains almost nothing. It patted them on the back for ethereal things” To say local MPP Michael Prue was disappointed with Tuesday’s provincial budget would be a serious understatement. “It’s the worst budget I’ve ever experienced in my 10 years in this chamber,” said the Beaches-East York representative. “I’ve never seen one that [...]

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Ontario Hansard, March 30 Protecting Employees’ Tips EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES Mr. Michael Prue: A question to the Minister of Labour: Several months ago, I stood in this House and proposed Bill 114 to deal with people who are being literally ripped off in their places of employment. You were not the minister at that point, but [...]

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Questions Period, Tuesday, November 16: Michael Prue asks the McGuinty government why food bank use has increased since the government announced their intention to reduce poverty in Ontario.

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Michael Prue takes on welfare diet.

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  Prue accepts weeklong welfare diet challenge Beaches-East York – NDP Poverty Critic Michael Prue has accepted the challenge from the Ontario Social Planning Council to eat only the food that an individual would receive from a typical food bank hamper for one person. From Sunday, Oct 3rd until Saturday, Oct 9th, Prue will eat [...]

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