Ontario ends 3-year universal basic income experiment after one year

Ontario ends 3-year universal basic income experiment after one year

Another universal basic income experiment has come to an end, this time in the province of Ontario, Canada. The program was set up last year and was expected to run for three years with 4,000 participants selected to receive about $1,000 (U.S.) a month. But an election that swept the liberal party out of power has brought it to an end two years early. From the Guardian : Even at its launch, uncertainty hung over whether the multi-year project would survive Ontario’s June election. In April, a spokesperson for Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives said that the party would push forward […]

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