A group who fight on behalf of the poor in our province wants to see the holes in our social safety net mended.
The Common Front for Social Justice bringing this message forward as New Brunswickers head to the polls later this year.
Sharon Thompson was part of a small protest outside of the social developent offices in Saint John and she drew attention to the low rates for social assistance.
“Now how do you pay rent, feed yourself, get a prescription or use the city transit on $537 a month” Thompson asks.
According to data from 2015, 100,000 people are considered low income in New Brunswick with one-third of them on social assistance.
