Kawarthas region board of health calls for federal government action on guaranteed basic income

Kawarthas region board of health calls for federal government action on guaranteed basic income

Board for Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit endorses Bills S-233 and C-223

By Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter –

Published September 20, 2024 In 2018, Hamilton photographer Jessie Golem created a photographic series called "Humans of Basic Income," showing the human side of the Ontario provincial government’s decision to cancel the basic income pilot project. Herself a participant in the program, Golem’s portraits of participants in the program — who are holding signs sharing their stories of how project has benefited them — received national and international attention. (Photo: Jessie Golem) To address poverty and food insecurity, […]

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