Ford government says breaking a promise on the basic income program is ‘fake news’

Ford government says breaking a promise on the basic income program is ‘fake news’

Lisa Macleod, Ontario’s Children, Community and Social Services Minister, talks with the media after Question Period at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Thursday, August 2, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO — In a bizarre turn of events Thursday, Doug Ford’s government said its promise to keep the basic income pilot was “fake news.”

During the election the Progressive Conservatives told both CBC and the Toronto Star that if elected they would keep the pilot program launched by the Liberals.

[READ MORE: Ford government slashes income assistance hikes ] On Wednesday, when asked about breaking that promise, Social Services Minister […]

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