New report shows ‘frightening picture’ of food insecurity
CBC News Food Banks Canada is sounding an alarm that drastic measures are needed as soon as possible so that people — including many New Brunswickers — can afford to…
CBC News Food Banks Canada is sounding an alarm that drastic measures are needed as soon as possible so that people — including many New Brunswickers — can afford to…
Thorold Today Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Bonnie Crombie's economic plan includes reviving the previous Liberal government's basic income pilot program and gender pay gap law. The Trillium obtained an advanced copy of her…
The Guardian The idea of a guaranteed income for all has been floating around for centuries, its popularity ebbing and flowing with the passing tide of current events. While it…
Newstalk A group backing the introduction of the Universal Basic Income says they have a plan to show how it can be funded. Basic Income Ireland will launch the report…
CBC News Basic income was life-changing for Jessica Topfer. The Cannington, Ont. resident was a student at Trent University in 2017 when then-premier Kathleen Wynne's government launched the largest basic income…
CBC News The Newfoundland and Labrador government is launching a basic income program for residents aged 60 to 64, part of a poverty reduction plan announced Wednesday that some advocates…
Huff Post While economic inequality may seem like an ever-mounting obstacle, more and more communities are experimenting with a long-tested, but often dismissed, idea to combat poverty. Emmy-winning filmmaker Marc…
Business Insider In the spring of 2022, Tydricka Lewis finally bought a car that started every time she asked it to and no longer left her stranded. Her 2020 Nissan Rogue was…
Guelph Today City council is calling for the implementation of a national guaranteed livable basic income to help “eradicate poverty and homelessness, and ensure everyone in Canada has sufficient income to…
Toronto Star Canada is taking its baby steps toward a basic income program meant to broadly address poverty. The Senate’s national finance committee began looking into Sen. Kim Pate’s proposal…