Hundreds of cities experiment with giving people free money
Courthouse News A massive social experiment is quietly taking place in some 200 American cities — what happens if you give poor people hundreds of dollars a month with no…
Guaranteed basic income could cut poverty on P.E.I. by 80%: report
CBC News A detailed report on guaranteed basic income released Wednesday morning says it would mean 65 per cent fewer P.E.I. children would be living in poverty, along with 90…
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PEI report on basic income welcomed by BICN Chair
On November 22, 2023, “A Proposal for a Guaranteed Basic Income Benefit in Prince Edward Island” was released publicly. Building on the work of the Special Committee on Poverty in…
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Stephen Poloz on how basic income could help offset AI disruptions
Bloomberg The age of artificial intelligence will usher in change that might to best navigated with the help of universal basic income, according to a former governor of the Bank…
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…
Bonnie Crombie promises to bring back basic Income pilot program in Ontario
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…
AI is coming for our jobs! Could universal basic income be the solution?
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…
Universal Basic Income can be funded to other sectors – Report
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…
Basic income ‘unlocked dozens of doors for me,’ supporter says amid call for national program
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…
Newfoundland and Labrador to launch basic income program for residents aged 60-64
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…
