B.C. government’s poverty reduction plan could include a basic income

B.C. government's poverty reduction plan could include a basic income

Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson is joined by UNBC chair Dawn Hemingway, (left), and Parliamentary Secretary and co-chair Mable Elmore to discuss details of an advisory forum on poverty reduction in Victoria, B.C., on Oct. 30, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Chad Hipolito) VICTORIA — British Columbia is planning to introduce a pilot program that would give some residents a basic income in what will be part of a series of legislative strategies to fight poverty, the minister in charge said Monday.

Poverty Reduction Minister Shane Simpson said his government wants to test the effectiveness of […]

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