Advocates for a guaranteed basic income will hold a conference this Saturday, suggesting its time to adopt a national basic income plan to help lift people out of poverty Continue reading
Plaintiffs claim the abrupt cancellation of the project by the Ford government caused harm and damages. Continue reading
In a decision released Thursday, a panel of three Superior Court judges ruled the court has “no power” to reverse the move. Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit says the three-year pilot project should be completed, not scrapped. Continue reading
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
The Progressive Conservative government announced last week that it was “winding down” the project brought in by the Liberals Continue reading