Elaine Powers and Jamie Swift sign books on Wednesday. Photo by Angela O’Grady. Swift, a journalist from Kingston, began exploring the idea of a basic income in 2013 while working with the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul , a social activism group of Catholic Nuns.
The duo met when Swift moved to Kingston and began teaching at Queen’s University.
Under the leadership of former Liberal premier Kathleen Wynne, Hamilton and Lindsay were both selected as trial sites for the Ontario Basic Income Pilot in 2017. This program saw 4,000 low-income earners receive $17,000 if […]
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