Court upholds Ontario government’s decision to cancel basic income pilot project
In a decision released Thursday, a panel of three Superior Court judges ruled the court has “no power” to reverse the move. Continue reading
Basic Income
Finland’s two-year basic income trial did not spur the unemployed to work or earn more: government
2,000 unemployed Finns became the first Europeans to enjoy a guaranteed basic income, a monthly paycheque from the state, regardless of whether they found work or sat at home. Continue reading
Liberals looking at national basic income as way to help Canadians cope with job instability
The Trudeau Liberals haven’t shut the door on a guaranteed-income program in their search for ways to help workers adapt to an unsteady and shifting labour market. Continue reading
4 Ontario mayors asking feds to take over basic income pilot
In a joint letter, the mayors of Hamilton, Thunder Bay, Brantford and Kawartha Lakes, ask federal Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos to assume oversight of the program, which the province said it is ending earlier than planned. Continue reading
Lawsuit filed in Lindsay court against cancellation of basic income pilot
By Jesse Thomas Videographer
A proposed class action lawsuit filed claims the Ontario government’s early cancellation of a basic income pilot project is ‘negligent’ and a ‘breach of contract.’ Continue reading
HKPR health unit urges province to reconsider basic income guarantee pilot
By Greg Davis Videographer/Online Journalist
Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit says the three-year pilot project should be completed, not scrapped. Continue reading
Hamilton politicians denounce cancellation of Basic Income Pilot Project
The basic income pilot project, which launched last year and was set to run for three years, provided payments to 4,000 low-income people in communities including Hamilton, Brantford, Thunder Bay and Lindsay. Continue reading
PC government says Ontario’s basic income pilot project is ‘failing’
The Progressive Conservative government announced last week that it was “winding down” the project brought in by the Liberals Continue reading
Hundreds protest cancellation of basic income pilot program
Ontario government cancels basic income pilot project. Continue reading
Reality check: does social assistance disincentivize people from working?
Evidence supporting basic income has existed for decades, so why does the idea that it disincentivizes people from working persist? Continue reading