Catalonia: This new basic income experiment will give money to both rich and poor

Fast Company Last June, Spain rolled out possibly the world’s largest basic income program across the entire country. The minimum subsistence income aimed to provide support for Spain’s poorest families via payouts…

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The Caring Agenda, a webinar discussing basic income as a priority for the new parliament

It’s time to put Basic Income on the national agenda! Join Sheila J Regehr, Chair, Basic Income Canada Network, Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain, Former Lt. Governor of New Brunswick, and…

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Book review: Well-researched analysis of guaranteed basic income is anything but … well, ‘basic’

Vancouver Sun Economist Evelyn L. Forget has been thinking about the often contentious issue of guaranteed basic income for decades. An earlier version of this book was shortlisted for the…

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Senator Pate Introduces Initiatives in the Senate on criminal reform, roadmap to economic recovery

Today, Senator Kim Pate introduced Bill S-212 and gave notice of a motion calling on the Senate to study economic recovery that leaves no one behind. Bill S-212: Criminal Record…

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Green Resilience Project explores links between climate, income and community resilience

The Green Resilience Project is organizing a series of conversations with communities across Canada on the links between climate change, income security and community resilience. Climate change and income insecurity…

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