After more than 250 people attended an information session on the income pilot last week, Smiths Falls council revisited the matter and the response from constituents swayed members to reverse course. SMITHS FALLS – Despite previously shutting down the idea, town council’s committee of the whole reversed its decision and voted to lobby the province for consideration in its basic income pilot project.
Mayor Shawn Pankow previously sent the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) a letter expressing interest for the town to be considered as a pilot site for the Basic Income Pilot Program, but the town’s committee […]
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