Kwame McKenzie was recruited by the provincial government to help evaluate the efficacy of its basic income pilot project. ...

Kwame McKenzie was recruited by the provincial government to help evaluate the efficacy of its basic income pilot project. ...
Up to 4,000 people in Hamilton, Thunder Bay, Lindsay, Brantford and Brant County, Ont., areas will test out the province's three-year, $150-million basic income pilot. ...
The pilot plan will be unveiled this spring and implemented later this year. ...
Social Services Minister Helena Jaczek says she isn't sitting "idle" and is petitioning the Treasury Board to ante up more funding for social assistance rates during the current round of budget consultation. ...
Warren "Smokey" Thomas fears the government may go down the privatization route when it comes to social assistance. ...
The outline of the government's basic income pilot project may not be enough to narrow the poverty gap, advocates are warning. ...
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives estimates it will cost $14.5 billion to bring 876,000 Canadians out of poverty. ...
Mike Moffatt has done the math and the numbers don't appear to add up. ...
Community and Social Services Minister Helena Jaczek says the basic income discussion paper is nearly ready for public consultation. ...