ONTARIO has directly tackled income disparity with two separate proposals. A minimum wage and a basic income are both being examined as ways to lift more people out of financial hardship and give them more money to spend. The minimum wage bill was the object of dire warnings from the business lobby Monday while the basic income pilot will be the subject of an information session in Thunder Bay today. The campaign to inject income fairness into the marketplace that began with the 99-versus-one per cent movement has seen a variety of responses from government. One wonders whether Ontario […]
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