Andrew Shaver, right, says he was ‘shocked’ when Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government announced it was ending the basic income pilot project. (Submitted by Andrew Shaver) Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government announced on Tuesday it is winding down a basic income pilot project brought in by the Liberals.
Single people in the pilot were getting up to $17,000 a year. For couples it was $24,000 — with few strings attached.
The idea was to study how the money affected people living on very low incomes, or provincial support programs. It was set to last three years. But just 15 months in, […]
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