Cancelling pilot project a mistake We are writing to express our disappointment with the Ontario government’s abrupt cancellation of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot Project. Food security was one of the outcomes to be studied as part of the pilot project evaluation. Research confirms the statistical connection between income and food security; the basic income pilot results would have fleshed out the details we’re fuzzier about: whether a guaranteed basic income decreases the very real anxiety about making ends meet and allows people the space to create a less anxious future for their families.
The pilot would have tested whether […]
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