Basic-income experiment cancelled on opinion, not facts

Basic-income experiment cancelled on opinion, not facts

Pilot program was ‘disincentive’ to find employment: MacLeod — Aug. 2

I am disappointed that Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod cancelled the basic income experiment launched by the previous Liberal government just as it got going. But I find it absolutely disturbing when I see a senior cabinet minister making important decisions that affect the lives of thousands of vulnerable Ontarians based on nothing more than an opinion. The whole basic income experiment was designed to determine what the facts are in a guaranteed income scenario in different communities. The decision was solely based on opinion — a low […]

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