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How would a basic guaranteed income program look in First Nations communities

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Season 2016, Episode 300265201

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The province is having a closer look at rolling out a pilot program of a basic guaranteed income. Gayle Broad, the research director of the NORDIK Institute, is researching how a program could affect First Nations communities.

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