“Have they declared war on children and families in this province?” he asked. As the Star reported Monday, the government plans to eliminate the Transition Child Benefit on Nov. 1 as part of its overhaul of social assistance. The benefit was introduced in 2008 when the province launched the Ontario Child Benefit and began shifting support for low-income children out of the welfare system. In Toronto, it mainly supports children in families waiting for their refugee claims to be heard by the Immigration and Refugee Board, a process that can take two years or more. On Monday — after weeks of escalating pushback from Toronto Mayor John Tory and other municipal leaders — Premier Doug Ford reversed provincial cuts to public health, child care and paramedic services.

Source: thestar May 27, 2019 22:30 UTC