One of the world’s largest basic income experiments was abruptly shortened — now a Canadian political leader is trying to restart it In Ontario, Canada, a three-year program providing monthly, unconditional cash payments to about 4,000 people has been canceled.
The provincial government said the basic income pilot will end in March 2019, one year earlier than originally planned.
Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, has called for the federal government to fund the remainder of Ontario’s pilot. Singh said Tuesday that it is "morally very reprehensible" for the provincial government to cut […]
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