From what I understand of the Market Basket Measure, I feel
it more accurately reflects the poverty line. If, for example, it costs
$l00 in Brantford, Ontario for the same food items that cost you $150
in Toronto then your $15,000 per annum salary is going to be more greatly
impacted in Toronto. This only makes sense. I would, however, like to
see a seperate poverty index that factors in additional costs such as
medication/assistive devices necessary to indicate a minimum standard
for our disabled/chronically ill citizens who bear additional financial
burdens.
--Brigitte Lafferty
Guelph, Ontario
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