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Persons with disabilities deserve a basic income

Basic income would replace the complex, bureaucratic provincial disability income with a higher guaranteed income and provide a top-up for those with other income who still fall below the poverty line.

Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough's government has committed to the creation of a new Canadian disability benefit for persons with disabilities, as part of its Throne Speech. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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