Basic income pilot recommended

Basic income pilot recommended

Councillor Leigh Bursey speaks to council’s finance, administration and operations committee on Tuesday. (RONALD ZAJAC/The Recorder and Times) Ontario’s basic income plan deserves a chance to be tried out and Brockville should be one of the communities giving it a try, a committee of city council believes.

The finance, administration and operations committee on Tuesday backed a motion by councillor Leigh Bursey to have the city “formally express (its) interest in being considered for a Guaranteed Annual Income Pilot Project that has already been announced by the Province of Ontario.”

The recommendation now goes to the full council for a final […]

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