TORONTO – Thousands of people participating in Ontario’s basic income pilot will receive their last payment on March 31, 2019, the province says, but an anti-poverty activist says the six-month wind down will still hurt many who were depending on the program.

After pulling the plug on the pilot last month, the Progressive Conservative government said Friday the final payments to the 4,000 low-income recipients in several cities will be made on that date.

The clarification comes after Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod denied reports that the payments would end in August, stressing there would be a "lengthy and compassionate runway" […]

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TORONTO — Thousands of people participating in Ontario’s basic income pilot will receive their last payment on March 31, 2019, the province says, but an anti-poverty activist says the six-month wind down will still hurt many who were depending on the program.

After pulling the plug on the pilot last month, the Progressive Conservative government said Friday the final payments to the 4,000 low-income recipients in several cities will be made on that date.

The clarification comes after Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod denied reports that the payments would end in August, stressing there would be a “lengthy and compassionate runway” […]

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