Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is pledging to help offset rising food prices with a monthly grocery rebate for lower and middle-income households.
Stiles said the rebate program would help up to four million families and individuals and could provide a family of four with up to $122 each month.
“That’s over $1,400 per year,” Stiles said at a campaign stop in Toronto on Saturday.
“What I hear from people as I’m criss-crossing Ontario is that everybody is fed up with paying too much for basics like bread, rice and vegetables,” she said.
The tax-free rebate amount would be based on how much the cost of grocery staples has increased over the last several years and tied to the recipients’ annual income and household size….