Helping people out of poverty must remain a priority for Ford in Peterborough and across Ontario

Helping people out of poverty must remain a priority for Ford in Peterborough and across Ontario

EDITORIAL: Cancelling basic income pilot seems to have been based on a gut feeling

Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod used the word "compassionate" when outlining a plan to delay the death of Ontario’s basic income pilot project until next March.

It’s a word the new Progressive Conservative government should have front of mind when it designs its own overhaul of this province’s welfare system.A compassionate, efficient and effective remake of the current system would provide low-income and disabled citizens with enough money to pay for housing and a healthy diet, encourage education and skills training, allow them to keep a […]

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