Steele & Drex: Could Ontario’s basic income pilot be sign of things to come for Vancouver?

Steele & Drex: Could Ontario's basic income pilot be sign of things to come for Vancouver?

Monday marked the unveiling of the Ontario government’s new basic income pilot project, set to affect thousands of residents in three of the province’s cities.

The project will give randomly selected low-earning residents in Hamilton, Thunder Bay and Lindsay an annual income of almost $17,000 whether they are working or not.

And across the country, groups like Basic Income Vancouver here in B.C. are supporting the idea.Group founder Nick Taylor spoke to Steele & Drex on Monday about what the announcement could mean for basic income advocates across the country.First and foremost, Taylor gave an outline of what his group believes […]

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