Over half of Canadians feel “financially paralyzed” by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a recent poll. As life becomes more unaffordable for more people, we need governments to create policies ...

Back in 2017, Ontario launched something that grabbed headlines across Canada and around the world. The province started giving money directly to 4,000 low-income residents with no strings attached, ...

Ontario's basic income pilot In 2017, the Ontario government, under then-premier Kathleen Wynne, launched the Ontario Basic Income Pilot to test the efficacy of an unconditional cash transfer. A total ...

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Thunder Bay, Ont. residents had a chance to raise their questions about the province's basic income pilot project at a meeting in the city on Thursday night. About 50 people attended the community ...

Canada's food system is experiencing ongoing stresses from supply chain disruptions, price inflation and extreme weather events. Canadians are feeling the effects of these stresses: in 2021, nearly 16 ...