A new report on the Basic Income Pilot (RIP) found:
๐ฐ A third of working participants moved to higher-paying/more secure jobs
๐ Fewer doctor and ER visits
๐ญ Reduced smoking and alcohol consumption
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@withmelwagner@RakutenCA For my Christmas shopping on Rakuten, I earned $39.13. That will be the biggest big fat cheque I will receive since I joined three years ago.
What does it cost Ontario to maintain people in poverty?
We crunched the numbers: $33 billion per year.
Read our latest report: https://t.co/QphCI6iOkU
โThere is nobody who responds to a disaster in the long run the way that Habitat does.โ โ Sherwin Sun, executive director of @fortbendhabitat, one of six local Habitat organizations in Texas helping families recover since Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017. Here is an update.
Change is needed to our social assistance program. Too bad we lost our Basic Income pilot project. It would be interesting to see what a commission would recommend.
Have you heard about #Bill60 (a @mppPaulMiller bill supported by @BobBaileyPC)? It would establish a commission to recommend social assistance rates + rules based on evidence, not politics -- but it needs your support! #HungerActionMonth#ONpoli
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TODAY IS THE LAST DAY! Farm Credit Canada is donating 3 meals for every RETWEET of this post from September 9 to September 13! Thank you, @FCCAgriculture, for being this yearโs National Sponsor for #HungerActionMonth!
Farm Credit Canada is donating 3 meals for every RETWEET of this post from September 9 to September 13! Thank you, @FCCAgriculture, for being this yearโs National Sponsor for #HungerActionMonth!