Ontario Basic Income
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City of Kawartha Lakes residents react to final payment from Ontario Basic Income pilot projectParticipants of the Basic Income Pilot program protested outside the office of Conservative MPP Laurie Scott in Lindsay on Monday.PoliticsMar 26, 2019
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Court upholds Ontario government’s decision to cancel basic income pilot projectIn a decision released Thursday, a panel of three Superior Court judges ruled the court has "no power" to reverse the move.PoliticsFeb 14, 2019
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Liberals looking at national basic income as way to help Canadians cope with job instabilityThe 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.CanadaDec 19, 2018
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Jagmeet Singh says feds should take over Ontario basic income pilot scrapped by FordSingh 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.CanadaOct 23, 2018
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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?FeaturesAug 2, 2018
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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
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Basic income best way to help families reliably put food on the table: reportIt will likely work better than anything else Canadian governments have tried so far, argues the study.MoneyJun 15, 2017
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What do Canadians think of basic income? It will reduce poverty but could raise taxesCanadian attitudes are lukewarm when it comes to the idea of a basic income, a new survey suggests.CanadaJun 7, 2017
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The problem(s) with a guaranteed annual incomeAs 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.CommentaryApr 19, 2017
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