Phil Demers of Ontario, Canada received an unexpected visit from the police following a tweet that stated “Life is short. Steal a walrus.” Life is short. Steal a walrus. — Phil Demers (@walruswhisperer) July 23, 2019 Demers’ former employer Marineland, where he worked as a trainer, called the police amidst an ongoing legal battle between…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen As more and more states in the US are introducing and raising the minimum wage, it looks as though Canada did not want to lag behind. As of 2019, Ontario will be introducing a mandatory minimum wage of $15 per hour, thus becoming the second Canadian…
by Jacob Bojesson The Canadian province of Ontario will join several European countries in testing Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) in the near future. UBI is a a monthly allowance given to all citizens regardless of their socioeconomic status. Ontario’s regional government will release its designs for a pilot program in 2016. Several European countries, such as…