Absolutely, the project in Prince Edward Island is very encouraging.
Here in Manitoba, we have a long history with the concept of basic income. Back in the 1970s, you'll remember that Manitoba was home to the Mincome project. That project demonstrated that we can implement a basic income on a community-wide level. There was a test study in Dauphin, Manitoba, in the 1970s. The results of it were clear: It not only helped lift many Manitobans out of poverty, but it had positive impacts on education and health. The amount of workforce reduction was very limited. In fact, the areas where we did see a reduction of people participating in the workforce were simply the areas of young people going back to school, improving their education, and some parents staying home more with young children—a positive aspect of that.
Here in Manitoba, there's much more we could do. We do need federal support for that to be implemented on a broad level here. It's something we would encourage here in Manitoba also.