Basic income the answer to food insecurity
April 21, 2024
The Independent Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of household food insecurity among all Canadian provinces, and advocates say things might not get better
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Court orders more than $300,000 in legal expenses to be paid in basic income class action lawsuit
April 21, 2024
Roderick Benns The Lindsay Advocate has learned that a “significant development” has occurred in the basic income class action lawsuit against the Ontario Conservative government. According to
April 11, 2024
Peterborough Examiner Income and social assistance rates are insufficient as the gap between these and the cost of living rises each year, according to a
British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
April 5, 2024
The Guardian Farmers are calling for the government to grant them a universal basic income, saying the post-Brexit agriculture subsidy scheme has left many poorer.
‘I see hungry children every day’: Smiths Falls council supports basic income by narrow margin
April 5, 2024
Smith Falls Record News Smiths Falls council supported a resolution to endorse a universal basic income by a slim margin. “We know the impact of
Kavanagh: Guaranteed Basic Income would help solve Ottawa’s affordable housing crisis
April 5, 2024
Ottawa Citizen Last month, I had the honour of attending the opening of a new transitional housing facility in Bay Ward, a space for families
Canadian youth, have your say on basic income
March 30, 2024
YorkRegion.com Calling all high school students. Do you have something to say about basic income? We have an exciting opportunity! The 2024 Basic Income Forum
Guaranteed income program in Cambridge boosted employment and financial health, report finds
March 30, 2024
CBS News Giving money directly to low-income families in Cambridge paid off in more ways than one, researchers say. Results of the Cambridge RISE pilot program,
Could Universal Basic Income Help End Poverty?
March 30, 2024
NPR People who work on ways to end poverty have been trying a simple approach lately: just giving money to those in need, with no