Scrapping basic universal income viewed as lost opportunity to fight poverty

Scrapping basic universal income viewed as lost opportunity to fight poverty

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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