‘It’s an approach whose time has come,’ says Sen. Gwen Boniface; Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton says it ‘could be very good public policy’ Canadian Senator Gwen Boniface is among a group of senators calling for a basic income. OrilliaMatters file photo Last week, 50 members of Canada’s Senate – including Orillia’s Gwen Boniface – wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on the government to implement a minimum basic income.
According to a press release, the Senators support the feds’ emergency COVID-19 financial relief efforts but note the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) fails to provide necessary […]
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