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A guaranteed paycheque — is universal basic income a good idea?3 days ago
Duration 9:47
3 days agoNewsDuration 9:47The Ontario government is facing a class-action lawsuit after it abruptly cancelled a basic income pilot project, a decision participants say hurled their lives into turmoil. CBC’s Nick Purdon explores the initiative’s impact and why some say a guaranteed paycheque is the way of the future.
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