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N.S. welfare freeze taking a toll in inflationary times: ‘I can’t even afford a can of fruit’Despite more than a year of high inflation, the Progressive Conservative government kept welfare rates at 2021 levels in its March budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year.CanadaApr 25, 2023
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Activists decry Quebec welfare travel restrictions that force recipients to stay putSocial activists are denouncing a Quebec government practice that cuts off welfare payments if recipients leave the province for a week or more.PoliticsFeb 21, 2018
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