OTTAWA—As NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for their first debate on Sunday, Quebec MP Guy Caron is fleshing out his pitch for a basic income to reduce income inequality in Canada.Caron, an economist, is proposing a taxable supplement that would help those Canadians whose income levels fall below a standard minimum threshold, determined in part by the size of their family and the city they live in.He says the proposal would be designed to complement existing provincial and federal social programs, not replace them.Caron says 70 per cent of those people who are living in poverty are considered working poor: […]
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