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To: Prince Edward Island Government And Federal Government
Get The Basic Income Pilot Program Up and Running
We want to see the government deliver on a promise that the BIG program would be implemented in a Pilot Project form on Prince Edward island it wasnt that long ago the local government stated it would be setting it up beginning in April of 2017 everytime its brought up by local MLAs its given a lukewarm response and its time to give this issue the publicity it deserves and get it in place.
Why is this important?
It is important not only to our people but to all Canadians who live under the poverty line giving those who need the financial security the motivation to make and do more allowing people the safety net allows for low income families to put better food on the table, takes the stress off some mentally and allows all canadians equal playing fields. Lets not forget that it will greatly reduce the strain on our financial assistance programs freeing up money that could be better allocated into health,education and other aspects of the government mandates. This program was attempted in the 70s and recieved great reviews and proved for some time the benefits of having guranteed income . PEI and Ontario both stated they would be rolling out pilot programs to aid in research of it and to see if it benefits in the long run . Ontario seems to be the only Province of the two taking it seriously and PEI being one of the poorest provinces in the country stated they would and now its time they do because i believe seeing impact in PEI is crucial to a national roll out of the program.
How it will be delivered
I will personally deliver this petition on behalf of all canadians and islanders to the premiers office