Even if families pay $ 500 per person for a check, most of them will not be fooled by the source of the money and the real impact of rising prices.
“Paying $ 1,000 to our family is clearly welcome. To deal with rising prices of groceries, petrol and clothing, we need to reduce them in some places because our salaries do not compensate for this increase in the cost of living. But the government takes it from our taxes. It’s like a wheel, ”explains Patricia Paradis, a mother of six in Saint-Ferdinand, in the center of Quebec.
To Tania Dubreuil, a school supervisor in the Granby area, this amount is ridiculous.
“With an increase of $ 10 a week, we know, what’s the use?” Asks the mother of a 7 – year – old girl and a 27 – year – old boy.
With her husband, a programmer analyst, they spend only $ 500 every two weeks on groceries, even though they run discounts.
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Tania Dubreuil from the Granby area notes that this amount will offset a month’s worth of groceries.
“We always expect the best, just like they force groceries to lower prices,” the 45-year-old said. “It’s not going to change anything in our lives,” he insists.
Other families also do quick calculations. “We take it. It pays for about 10 gas refills!” Teases David Kozellin, a father of three.
“It sounds more like band-aids than anything else. It’s not certain that it will solve the basic problems of the quality of life of the people in need in the long run,” says Geoffrey Dussault of Quebec, who estimates that there is a huge gap between the annual salary of $ 30,000 and $ 100,000.
“Not all people experience the same effects. It’s expensive as a way to get our money back, ”says Franுவாois Bernadette.
“Despite the rise in prices, my bank account and my lifestyle have not changed much,” he said. That’s the news that bothers me, “said Casey Cardinal, 25, who is trying to start his own health and beauty business.
Emily Tremble, a hospital administrator, and her husband, a roof specialist, will receive $ 1,000.
“It will allow you to buy three more loaves of bread at the Une Goutte d’Eau grocery store for less than $ 20 a week,” says the mother of three from Catino.
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