A special committee of the P.E.I. legislature wants the King government to start talks with the federal government to cost-share a basic income guarantee for the province. If Ottawa won’t come on board, the committee says the province should fund its own pilot program. (Laura Meader/CBC) A special all-party committee of the P.E.I. legislature is urging the provincial government to begin "immediate negotiations" with the federal government seeking support for a universal basic income guarantee for the province.
But such a program would come with a significant price tag, estimated at $260 million per year — almost $100 million more […]
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