Cult MTL According to a study by the Angus Reid Institute, half of Canadians (47%) say they would be willing to pay 1% to 2% more income tax if it would…
CBC An all-party committee is tackling the question of whether a basic income program could work in Newfoundland and Labrador, and it expects to make its recommendations as early as…
Roderick Benns Floyd Marinescu is a Canadian CEO who has an interesting hotel story. When he was staying at the Hyatt in New York City in the last few years,…
CBC Campaigns for food bank donations are a staple of the holiday season, but some Canadian food insecurity researchers say the appeals can be tough to swallow. Josh Smee, the…
Next City In February 2019, Michael D. Tubbs, mayor of Stockton, California, launched a radical experiment. He started one of the nation’s first guaranteed income pilots, randomly selecting 125 residents at…
NDP Critic for the Status of Women Leah Gazan issued the following statement: “Every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. Nearly 45 per cent…
Alameda Sun At its Nov. 15 meeting, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute two contracts to administer the Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Pilot Program, which will distribute…
The Mirror Rishi Sunak is being urged to examine the radical idea of a universal basic income to protect Brits the rocketing cost-of-living and future crises. The call comes from 285…
News Nation Andrew Yang loves it. Elon Musk does, too. So do Alaskans. Now babies may become its biggest fans. It is the universal basic income: the concept of giving everyone a flat government payment…
Phys.org Homelessness is an increasing problem across the developed world, and existing policy responses are failing to make an impact. In Australia, for instance, homelessness has increased despite growing investment…