Groups representing businesses and the most vulnerable agreed on one thing Wednesday: $500 cheques promised by the province to ease the strain of inflation will only provide temporary relief to those most in need.
In tabling its budget Tuesday, the CAQ government has pledged to make a one-time $500 cheque per adult with a net income of $100,000 or less. That amounts to $3.2 billion in payouts to roughly 6.4 million Quebecers.
Saray Ortiz Torres, a community organizer with the housing and anti-poverty advocacy group Project Genesis, said the $500 cheques will be a big help for those with lower means because it will help defray rising rents and food costs. However, it is a one-time payout that does nothing to help the systemic problems that cause poverty and the lack of affordable housing.
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