Ottawa councillor speaks up for basic income
CityNews Alta Vista City Councillor Marty Carr believes dealing with food insecurity in Ottawa is a problem that needs to be tackled by all levels of government, not least of…
CityNews Alta Vista City Councillor Marty Carr believes dealing with food insecurity in Ottawa is a problem that needs to be tackled by all levels of government, not least of…
Huddle Deputy Mayor John MacKenzie’s motion calling on the city to ask the federal and provincial government for a “guaranteed livable basic income” got unanimous support from the city council…
Seattle Times When the pandemic hit in 2020, Debbie Wilkerson decided to retire early from her job at Jack-in-the-Box. But it wasn’t really by choice, said the 64-year-old Tacoma resident.…
Scientific American When the child tax credit, first established in 1997, was expanded for a year in 2021, it was a major political and social win for the country. At…
Matt Galloway talks to health economist Evelyn Forget, who has advanced anti-poverty policies across Canada and around the world; Michael Schmidt, a photographer and geophysicist who worked on the beginnings…
RTE "It was during Covid that the sense of 'precarious living' really landed." Eoghan Carrick is a freelance theatre director, who also works as a writer, teacher and dramaturg -…
CBC Poverty in New Brunswick could be basically eliminated for about $1 billion, says the Vaughan chair in regional economics at the University of New Brunswick. Herb Emery's comments come…
ABC News It's an idea that's sweeping the country: unconditional cash handed out on a monthly basis to families most in need. Universal basic income pilot programs are popping up…
ABC News Debbie Wilkerson, after years of fighting bad credit, is on her way to saving for a downpayment on her first home. She says a guaranteed income pilot program has helped…
Media Release Children, Seniors and Social Development An All-Party Committee on Basic Income has been established in response to the provincial and national discussion on a basic income and following…