Basic income advocates say pilot program was not ‘failing’

Basic income advocates say pilot program was not 'failing'

City’s director of Human Services says he saw no evidence the basic income program was ‘failing’

City of Kawartha Lakes officials involved with the basic income pilot program are challenging the provincial Conservatives’ claim that the program was “failing.”

In the legislature’s question period on Aug. 8, several media outlets reported Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod said the program is “failing, and it’s plain and simple.”The Minister also claimed a “sizeable number, over 25 per cent, have either dropped out or were failing to meet their obligations such as filing their taxes.“It calls into question whether the $150 million being […]

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