's Opposition leader Peter Bevan-Baker says the CERB is 'essentially' a basic income guarantee. Could CERB become a basic income pilot for P.E.I.? to try to establish a basic income guarantee, Bevan-Baker noted that's "essentially what CERB is," and asked the premier if he'd discussed with Ottawa the possibility of turning the CERB into a basic income pilot program for P.E.I. "I am very open to the concept," of a basic income guarantee, King said. Legislature was tasked in 2019 with coming up with a costed plan for a basic income pilot on P.E.I.

Source: CBC News June 25, 2020 23:15 UTC