Basic income pilot cancellation ‘disappointing,’ Thunder Bay MPP says

Basic income pilot cancellation 'disappointing,' Thunder Bay MPP says

MPP Michael Gravelle said he’s "shocked" over the PC government’s decision to end the basic income pilot project. (Jeff Walters/CBC) The MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North says the cancellation of the ongoing basic income pilot project is a "major disappointment."

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Lisa MacLeod announced on Tuesday afternoon the program was being cut, saying it was expensive.

"I know people that are on the basic income pilot that are having improved lives as a result of it, and obviously this was a three-year pilot and we needed to look at it over a three-year period," Thunder […]

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