New op-ed from PROOF’s Dr. Catherine Mah discussing the cancellation of Ontario’s basic income pilot. Originally published in The Conversation on August 2, 2018.
___________________________________________________________Ontario’s minister of children, community and social services just announced that the Canadian province’s landmark basic income pilot project would be terminated . Lisa MacLeod did not offer an alternative for moving forward, apart from a vague mention of a “ better plan in 100 days .”
The project has been running since April 2017. It reached full enrolment with 4,000 residents receiving the basic income payment in three communities: the Hamilton area, the Thunder […]
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