NDP MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay-Atikokan) said Ontario’s basic income pilot project was working. The Ontario conservative government announced Tuesday it will cut the program. (Jeff Walters/CBC) The abrupt and early cancellation of Ontario’s basic income pilot project is a "waste" and a "shame," a Thunder Bay MPP said, especially given the fact that the program was making a difference in the lives of participants.
The Ontario conservative government’s Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Lisa MacLeod announced Tuesday the program will be cut, citing its cost.
Thunder Bay was one of the cities participating in the three-year pilot."We were […]
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