As a low-income senior, I appreciate the monthly $300 COVID Crisis Grant from our B.C. government that has definitely helped me with the extra costs of surviving this pandemic.
It was devastating to hear Premier John HorganB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s decision to take that money away from me and other seniors this month, to replace it with $150, and then cancel it entirely by March 2021. This move by the BC NDP is ill-conceived and cruel.
This questionable plan by Premier John Horgan will put the health and well-being of our poorest seniors at serious risk. First of all, his decision cuts funds to low-income seniors in the cold winter months, making it impossible to afford warm clothing and high-energy food to keep them healthy and well. Secondly, stripping essential resources from seniors while COVID-19 is still raging with record numbers of infections, puts this vulnerable cohort in harmB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s way.
Finally, seniors with chronic illnesses are dying from COVID-19 faster than any other demographic. It is unconscionable to reduce support to such an imperilled group of people.
Premier Horgan should reverse his inhumane decision by immediately reinstating the $300 COVID Crisis Grant to low-income seniors until the vaccines kick in and the virus is in retreat.
Doreen Marion Gee
Victoria