Former Conservative Senator Hugh Segal is advocating that a guaranteed basic income is key to eradicating poverty. (Karin Larsen/CBC) A pilot project to give people struggling under the poverty line a guaranteed salary with no strings attached is currently underway in Ontario and the man behind the idea is in Vancouver today, making the case that it’s time for a basic income in B.C. too.
Former Conservative Senator Hugh Segal, a strong advocate for the basic income model, penned the provincial discussion paper that prompted the pilot project in Ontario. He explained to On The Coast host Stephen Quinn why […]
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