Opinion: It’s time for Ottawa to seriously study how a guaranteed basic income could replace outdated support programs

Globe and Mail A private member’s bill advancing a guaranteed basic income for Canadians has no hope of passage, but it contains a good idea that the Liberal government should…

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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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