Ending the scourge of poverty

Ford says he’s ‘getting rid’ of labour reforms , Oct. 3

The lives of 4,000 people were thrown into disarray when Social Services Minister Lisa McLeod cancelled the basic income pilot project. The promise made by the government that it would provide participating low-income individuals up to $17,000 a year and couples up to to $24,00, with no strings attached, was abandoned. It was a shock to participants who had, on the strength of that promise, budgeted the funds for their future.

The basic income pilot gained the attention of the international community and Canada because its aim was to […]

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