Cancellation of Ontario’s basic income project sparks global outrage

The premature end of Ontario’s basic income pilot project is a serious breach of Canadian and international research ethics that harms Canada’s reputation on the world stage, say academics and activists from across the globe.

“Standards for the ethical conduct of social experiments involving humans have evolved significantly in recent years,” says University of Manitoba health economist Evelyn Forget in an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod. Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod pulled the plug on Ontario’s basic income pilot project in July, despite assurances during the election campaign it would continue. Evelyn Forget, […]

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