Rising produce prices have made healthy meals an unfeasible prospect for lower-income Canadians, a problem a new report suggests guaranteed basic income could solve. While the notion of a guaranteed basic income has proven to be controversial, a new report from the Northern Policy Institute suggests a implementing a program of the sort would lead to more than just financial health.
The report examined a group of low-earning people in Ontario, finding that a basic income would allow for much more flexibility when it came to basic necessities like food.
Speaking on CKNW’s Jill Bennett show, author of the report and […]
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