May 13th, 2024
May 13th, 2024
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Wayne Gates, NDP Official Opposition critic for Long-Term care, vows to keep up the fight for a caregiver benefit in Ontario, after Ford’s Conservatives voted down a motion that would make it happen.
“Since introducing my caregiver benefit motion, my phone has been ringing nonstop from people around the province, including some of the 3.3 million Ontarians who self-report as caregivers, voicing support for this motion,” said Gates. “From Niagara Falls to Grimsby to Scarborough to Sudbury, people have been sharing their stories with me and telling me about the challenges they face providing unpaid care for loved ones as the cost of living rises.”
Gates introduced a motion to create a caregiver benefit on May 9 with the support of many advocacy groups that included the Canadian Cancer Society, Alzheimer Society, and MS Canada.
“Caregiving is intensive and demanding work that too often goes unpaid and unrecognized,” said Gates. “Today is a setback, but the work is just beginning. We need a benefit to care for our caregivers, and I won’t stop fighting until that becomes a reality.”
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