NDP leadership hopeful Caron fleshes out basic income plan

NDP leadership hopeful Caron fleshes out basic income plan

Quebec MP Guy Caron has fleshed out his pitch for a basic income to reduce income inequality in Canada. REUTERS/Mark Blinch OTTAWA (CP) — As NDP leadership hopefuls prepared for their first debate on Sunday, Quebec MP Guy Caron was 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 […]

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