Basic Income Canada Network is a unique national organization dedicated to ensuring everyone can meet basic needs and live with dignity.
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Basic Income Canada Network submits brief for pre-budget consultations by Canadian government
ON Elections Advocacy for Basic Income
BICN along with other collaborators are unitedly forwarding the Basic Income Agenda as we move towards the Ontario Election on June 2nd.
Join us in lending your support. Here are some of the actions that you can take in your ridings:
On Now! The BIG Conference 2022
It’s Time to Get BIG: The Stats, the Stories, The Steps
The only annual basic income guarantee conference in North America is getting a new name: The BIG Conference.
There is great Canadian content throughout, with special sessions on virtual day on June 25. Registration lets you attend any session you want while it’s happening (June 23-25) and/or watch the recorded version later – so it’s a fabulous deal.
Take this incredible opportunity to come together to focus on the issues that matter enormously to everyone and that can only strengthen the basic income movement in Canada!
See the french video here. Join us to make Basic Income a call that cannot be ignored this election.
YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS!
By adding your name, you help make our message stronger. Each signature helps to build momentum and places basic income on the radar of politicians, the media and fellow Canadians.
What Is Basic Income?
A basic income guarantee could completely change the way you make decisions and live your life.
HOW CAN I HELP?
Basic income movements are happening on local, provincial/territorial, national and international levels.
As the need for basic income grows, we are often asked how Canada could best design and pay for it. To answer that, we asked a team to model some fair, effective and feasible options. Our report, Basic Income: Some Policy Options for Canada does just that.
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Universal Basic Income – what are the pros and cons and how does it work?
ITV.com The concept of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) is back on the agenda in Wales. Earlier this week it was announced that around 500 care
Halifax council considering push for federal universal basic income
CBC News Halifax Regional Council will be discussing the idea of a federal guaranteed livable basic income at its Tuesday meeting. Coun. Waye Mason, who represents Halifax South Downtown,
Basic income class action lawsuit can proceed: Ontario Court of Appeal
Roderick Benns In a turn-of-events basic income supporters were hoping for, the Ontario Court of Appeal has determined that the class action lawsuit launched by
Austerity is no solution for inflation
The Monitor Surely we have enough to worry about without renewed warnings about runaway inflation. But even amid all our various crises, inflation continues to
Washington experiments with guaranteed basic income
Crosscut With his first guaranteed basic income check, Geno Rosario purchased a cartload full of groceries. As the end of the month crept closer, there
Canada is facing a ‘terrible’ food crisis, says Maple Leaf CEO Michael McCain
Globe and Mail A “terrible tragedy” is unfolding across Canada, where 5.8 million people are living in food insecurity, says Maple Leaf Foods chief executive Michael
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“I support the idea of a basic income guarantee for everyone in Canada.” “Je soutiens l’idée d’un revenu de base garanti pour tous au Canada.”
