MPP Jennie Stevens calling on province to help families pay heating bills
St. Catharines MPP Jennie Stevens is asking the Ford government to provide relief for families struggling to pay their heating bill as prices increase.
"People across the province, especially seniors and young families are being pressed to the limit as the Ford government allows Enbridge to continuously raise the price of gas for heating a home," Stevens said at Queen's Park today.
The Ontario Electricity Support program provides assistance for families or individuals struggling to pay for electricity, but the province doesn't have a similar program for natural gas or other heating bills.
Over the last two years, Enbridge prices have went up from 10 cents per cubic meter to 23 cents per cubic metre.
"The Ford government should establish a program like OESP for natural gas bills, so families who struggle to heat their homes get support", said Stevens. "I will be working closely with my Ontario NDP colleagues to propose these common sense solutions to rising gas prices and provide desperately needed relief from high heating bills."
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