Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne MEDICINE HAT, AB – A pilot project in Ontario has generated quite the buzz locally regarding basic income programs.
Low-income residents in Hamilton, Lindsay, and Thunder Bay, Ontario will begin to receive support through monthly cheques over a three-year span.
Average payments will be $1,400/month or just under $17,000 per year, less 50% of any income they earn.This has spurred a conversation in Medicine Hat if a similar program would be viable in the community.Councillor and national basic income board member Celina Symmonds said implementing the program in south Alberta would mean a drastic change to […]
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