For most people, making ends meet is an ongoing challenge, while for others, it’s a constant anxiety that consumes most of their waking thoughts.
The Liberal government of former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne thought in 2017 it could take on that challenge with a universal basic income (UBI) pilot project. But the Ford government scrapped the program after taking office, despite promises to maintain it.
To some anti-poverty activists, the idea is still seen as a lost opportunity.Tom Cooper, with the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction, wasn’t a believer at first that a universal basic income was the right program for […]
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