Raise the Rates Campaign - British Columbia  In 2002, the BC
government introduced new welfare policies that significantly
reduced income assistance rates and increased the barriers to
getting assistance. These changes have led to suffering and
hardship for those in need. Please join us in pressing the
provincial government to: 1. Raise the welfare rates by 50% and
index them to inflation. 2. Remove the arbitrary barriers to
accessing welfare. 3. Let all people on welfare keep at least
$500/month of their earnings. 4. Raise the minimum wage to
$10/hour and abolish the $6 training wage. Real letters (the
kind that are written in a person\'s own words and sent through
the regular mail) are accorded far more respect than form
letters (let alone petitions). Yes, the effort it takes is far
larger. But so is the potential for making an actual difference.
Please write to: Hon. Carole Taylor, Minster of Finance, Room
153 Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Phone: 250
387-3751 Email: carole.taylor.mla@leg.bc.ca