Happy New Year? New Minister for Seniors, little relief for seniors living below the poverty line
Happy New Year? Highly unlikely for many seniors who live below the poverty line. The latest absurdity of our government is to offer those who earn up to $150,000.00 a year, a bonus cheque in the amount of $250.00 in the Spring of 2025, with no plans to give the same to seniors who live under the poverty line of $25,252.00. Even if it doesn’t happen, for them to even think this might be okay is exceedingly insulting. I wondered if their brains had fallen out. A recent Canadian survey shows that single seniors had 4 times the poverty rate compared to senior families I was lying in bed watching…