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Welfare llnqui

By Gary Fisher -

With the introduction of the provincial govern- ment's budget last Thursday citizens who were concerned with the plight of those receiving welfare ass— istance found that the government was planning to take action on sane of the recanendations made by the welfare inq— uiry. On the third of March‘Bl, a document

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prepared by the Special Services Division was released. This paper listed the reccnendations

of the inquiry and

on their current status. This paper demonstrates that the department of Health and Social Services has in fact reviewed ’the recorrendations of the re— port and has taken action on sane of the proposals presented to them. The ‘

department should be commended for its per- formance in implementing sane of the recouendations of the Commission's Report. However, after reading the brief submitted by the Social Service Branch of the Depart- ment of Health and Social Services to the commission of inquiry in May 80, I begin to wonder if the action taken by the government is a result of the recanen—

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dations of the inquiry or

if there would have been action taken anyway had there never been an inquiry. It appears that what the govern- ment was looking fbr was

a philosophical direction and what it recieved was a mishmash of short term benifits. On page 13 of their brief they pose questions like: "Is there a right to financial ass- istance on the part of persons in need?" or "Does he (recipient) have other rights such as the right to confidentiality? to have information about assistance? to personal atoncmy? to his own values and moral code? to his own behavior?" .

The failure of the ccmn— ission to address them- selves to these questions of human rights cannot be excused. However, the government should answer these questions themselves and then go to the people. The failure of the govern— ment and of this Commission to answer these basic questions of‘htma'n rights leaves the recipients in a sorry state.

It is time thatthet, - government ‘the Vf'tizens of this province tell the poor that just because you are poor does not mean that you are any less a human, and as such you are « entitled to the same rights as the rest of us. If we cannot abolish discrimination and inequality on the Island then what chance does the world have?

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