Wales basic income: Drakeford hopes pilot will continue
July 9, 2023
Wales Live First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he is hopeful Wales’ basic income pilot will continue, as the scheme closes to new applicants this
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She ditched her day job to pursue her art with a basic income grant from Ireland
July 9, 2023
NBC News Artist Elinor O’Donovan draws, sculpts and creates installations, and said she feels lucky that her passion is also her profession. “I can’t imagine
Islanders urge federal government to fund basic income as cost of living soars
June 29, 2023
CBC About 40 people gathered in downtown Charlottetown Friday to urge the federal government to fund a basic income for Islanders. As they gathered outside the Coles building, demonstrators
Artificial intelligence + basic income = Canadian innovation
June 29, 2023
Policy Options The recent explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the workforce. ChatGPT reached 100 million users in just two months after its
Canada disability benefit bill passes Parliament
June 22, 2023
CTV News The federal government’s bill to implement a new Canada Disability Benefit passed Parliament on Tuesday. Bill C-22, from Minister of Employment, Workforce Development
Retired P.E.I. MP working on basic income project
June 18, 2023
Saltwire.com Former longtime Malpeque MP Wayne Easter is keeping up the fight for Islanders. Easter, who served as a Liberal MP for nearly three decades,
New documentary shines light on impact of “guaranteed income” programs
June 18, 2023
CBS News Just a few years ago, the idea of giving people money with no strings attached was seen as ludicrous in mainstream policy circles.
Hamilton councillors urge federal government to consider creating basic income support program
June 18, 2023
Spec.com Ever since Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government cancelled the basic income pilot project soon after assuming office in 2018, Hamilton
CERB: More than just an income program
June 13, 2023
CCPA The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 triggered the introduction of public health measures that would close large sectors of the economy