WATCH: Ontario is about to give monthly cheques to 4,000 people living below the poverty line, with no strings attached. It’s to provide a basic income for those who don’t have one. As Shirlee Engel reports, the idea is gaining traction around the world. (April 2017)
It appears Ontario’s Basic Income pilot project will continue, regardless the outcome of the June 7 provincial election.
The province says 4,000 people on low incomes in Hamilton-Brant, Thunder Bay and Lindsay are currently receiving payments through the program.The Ontario Liberals launched the initiative a year ago, and it’s expected to last two more […]
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