Ontario Basic Income

• City of Kawartha Lakes residents react to final payment from Ontario Basic Income pilot project

  Participants of the Basic Income Pilot program protested outside the office of Conservative MPP Laurie Scott in Lindsay on Monday.

  Politics

  Mar 26, 2019
  
• 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.

  Politics

  Feb 14, 2019
  
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• 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.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2018
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• Jagmeet Singh says feds should take over Ontario basic income pilot scrapped by Ford

  Singh says the premature end of the pilot will make it impossible to amass enough data to determine how effective a basic income program could be in lifting Canadians out of poverty.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2018
• 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?

  Features

  Aug 2, 2018
• Could a guaranteed basic income help people in B.C. escape the ‘welfare trap?’

  "Most people actually don't want to live their whole lives on $17,000 a year, they want a bit more than that. And they want a bit more comfort, a bit more luxury than [it] will give them."

  Mar 12, 2018
• Basic income best way to help families reliably put food on the table: report

  It will likely work better than anything else Canadian governments have tried so far, argues the study.

  Money

  Jun 15, 2017
• What do Canadians think of basic income? It will reduce poverty but could raise taxes

  Canadian attitudes are lukewarm when it comes to the idea of a basic income, a new survey suggests.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2017
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• The problem(s) with a guaranteed annual income

  As with any policy shift, there would be unintended consequences stemming from a guaranteed annual income — and they might not be the ones that first come to mind.

  Commentary

  Apr 19, 2017