Poverty in Ontario is steadily increasing, and while the rich are getting richer, the poor are losing their livelihoods, their homes and are having difficulty providing for themselves and others. With the financial crisis used as a catalyst to cut from those who make the least, attacks on the most vulnerable in our country are becoming more brazen and the financial gap between the rich and poor gets wider every day.

One cause of this increased wage gap is the cut to the Special Diet - a food supplement program which provided up to $250 a month for those who could not afford to eat healthy food. This program is being replaced by a system which would exclude a significant portion of those who were previously using it to ensure they had access to decent meals.