John Milloy As a former minister of community and social services, I was absolutely delighted with Premier Wynne’s recent announcement of a pilot project to test the idea of a basic income.
Although I held the post for less than two years, it was long enough to know that Ontario’s social assistance system is broken. Its low benefit levels combined with a Byzantine set of rules and regulations seems more likely to hold people back than support them.
The idea of a basic income, where the government ensures a minimum level of earnings for everyone in the province facing poverty — […]
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