Implementing a basic income means overcoming myths about the ‘undeserving poor’
The Conversation Newfoundland and Labrador recently announced plans to introduce a basic income for people aged 60-64 receiving social assistance. It is slated to roll out
Hundreds of cities experiment with giving people free money
Courthouse News A massive social experiment is quietly taking place in some 200 American cities — what happens if you give poor people hundreds of
Guaranteed basic income could cut poverty on P.E.I. by 80%: report
CBC News A detailed report on guaranteed basic income released Wednesday morning says it would mean 65 per cent fewer P.E.I. children would be living
PEI report on basic income welcomed by BICN Chair
On November 22, 2023, “A Proposal for a Guaranteed Basic Income Benefit in Prince Edward Island” was released publicly. Building on the work of the
Stephen Poloz on how basic income could help offset AI disruptions
Bloomberg The age of artificial intelligence will usher in change that might to best navigated with the help of universal basic income, according to a
New report shows ‘frightening picture’ of food insecurity
CBC News Food Banks Canada is sounding an alarm that drastic measures are needed as soon as possible so that people — including many New
Bonnie Crombie promises to bring back basic Income pilot program in Ontario
Thorold Today Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Bonnie Crombie’s economic plan includes reviving the previous Liberal government’s basic income pilot program and gender pay gap law. The Trillium obtained
AI is coming for our jobs! Could universal basic income be the solution?
The Guardian The idea of a guaranteed income for all has been floating around for centuries, its popularity ebbing and flowing with the passing tide
Universal Basic Income can be funded to other sectors – Report
Newstalk A group backing the introduction of the Universal Basic Income says they have a plan to show how it can be funded. Basic Income