Harvey Stevens: Tribute to a lost champion
Sheila Regehr, Chair, BICN On September 1, 2022, the basic income movement lost Harvey Stevens after a long battle with cancer. As someone who loved statistics he calculated that on…
Trent Lakes mayor wants to revisit provincial basic income project
Peterborough Examiner Trent Lakes Mayor Janet Clarkson intends to make a motion at the township council’s next meeting calling on the provincial government to reinstate the basic income pilot program…
Beyond the Federal Budget
There is certainly no doubt that the 2021 Federal Budget will provide some help to some people, depending on their situation. That’s the problem. What the budget needed to do…
Letter to PMO from Senators Pate and Lankin
"Dear Prime Minister:Re: Measures to Assist Canadians Impacted by COVID-19 and Facilitate Economic Recovery We commend you and your Cabinet for all efforts to ensure Canadians have received vital economicsupport…
A guaranteed basic income could be a stabilizing force for Canada
Globe and Mail Guaranteed basic income has become an idea that won’t go away. Maybe there’s a reason for that. It surfaced again Wednesday at the Office of the Parliamentary…
Universal basic income among policies to be debated at Liberal policy convention
Globe and Mail The federal Liberals are poised to debate a wide range of policy ideas, including proposals for universal basic income and national standards for long-term care, at a…
Basic income program could cut national poverty rates in half, PBO says
Global News The parliamentary budget officer says a basic income program similar to one previously studied in Ontario could cut poverty rates nationally by almost half in 2022. The reductions are not…
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Editorial: Our budget wish list
The Lindsay Advocate All eyes are on Chrystia Freeland now as Canada’s finance minister gets set to table the nation’s first budget in two years. Here are a few things…
Will a universal basic income reduce inequality?
In The Black The idea of a universal basic income has divided economists for years. Some argue that the payment offers a solution to poverty, while others say it would…
NABIG: Call for proposals for virtual basic income conference
The 19th North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress will be held virtually June 17-19, 2021. Theme: Basic Income: Knowledge, Activism, Policy The program committee is now accepting proposals for papers,…
