Basic income is on the political agenda
Saltwire It has been a busy time for basic income activism in the territory we now call Canada. The P.E.I. Working Group for a Livable Income is encouraged by the…
Saltwire It has been a busy time for basic income activism in the territory we now call Canada. The P.E.I. Working Group for a Livable Income is encouraged by the…
The Conversation Wales has become the latest country to explore the idea of a universal basic income, which gives every adult a fixed amount of money, regardless of their employment…
Saltwire Members of the Working Group for a Livable Income (WGLI) were heartened to see the thought and effort the Arbings put into advocating for basic income in P.E.I. (Disjointed…
Guelph Today Many artists were struggling financially even before the pandemic put a halt on most in-person performances, exhibits and gallery spaces. The situation has only grown worse as gathering…
The Toronto Star California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use a sliver of the state’s massive budget surplus to give poor people money each month with no rules on how…
A universal basic income scheme is to be trialled in Wales, meaning adults, regardless of their means, will receive a regular sum of money. The idea is that this would…
OpenBook.ca A universal basic income isn't a new idea, and there are mountains of evidence to support its efficacy, including studies showing that individuals receiving basic incomes are able to…
The Tyee “The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain, is floating in mid-air, until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.”…
Leah Gazan Canadian Dimension I put forth Motion 46 to address the need for a guaranteed livable basic income in Canada. It is time to heed the call to justice by the…
Ottawa Citizen From Greens to Conservatives, it seems everyone has a version of guaranteed basic income (BI) that they can support. There is confusion, however, over the objectives of BI,…