4 Ontario mayors asking feds to take over basic income pilot Four Ontario mayors whose communities were test sites for Ontario’s basic income pilot program have asked the federal government to take over the program, after Doug Ford’s government abruptly announced its cancellation.
The decision to end the pilot program early has lead to "financial crisis" for the 4,000 low-income residents who agreed to participate, said the mayors of Hamilton, Brantford, Kawartha Lakes and Thunder Bay.
The mayors ask Ottawa to "assume oversight" and pay for the remainder of the program. They argue finishing the pilot would generate important research […]
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