Hugh Segal: Ontario’s ‘basic income’ pilot helps defuse political anger that stems from economic exclusion

Hugh Segal: Ontario’s ‘basic income’ pilot helps defuse political anger that stems from economic exclusion

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, centre, is joined by Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa, left, and Ontario Housing Minister Chris Ballard in Toronto on Thursday, April 20, 2017 to speak about Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan. A sense of balance and decency should never be taken for granted in any society. Critical pillars of democratic nations—such as the rule of law, presumption of innocence, and voluntary compliance—depend on perceptions of fairness and a reasonable sense of opportunity across the population as a whole, not just among those who are better off.

As a lifelong conservative, I have never believed that the state […]

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