Basic income could create a more just food system in Canada
Phys.org Canada’s food system is experiencing ongoing stresses from supply chain disruptions, price inflation and extreme weather events. Canadians are feeling the effects of these stresses: in
Knee-jerk criticisms of UBI (mandatory participation on trial — part three)
Karl Widerquist Virtually any new idea meets with fallacious, knee-jerk criticisms. UBI is no exception. Some of the most common such criticisms of UBI portray
Karl Widerquist It’s wrong for anyone to come between another person and the resources they need to survive. No person or group has the moral
Basic Income: Mandatory participation on trial – part one
Karl Widerquist Every time you take a breath, you use something you don’t own to meet your needs without asking anyone’s permission and without paying
Municipalities call on province, Ottawa to consider basic income guarantee
CBC News When he was an MP in Ottawa, Mike Savage was vice-chair of a committee that studied poverty. After travelling the country to meet
Adriana E. Ramírez: The UBI can change lives and the economy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette I used to think that Universal Basic Income made no sense at all. If the government gave every citizen a basic sum of
Advocates push for basic income program in N.W.T., but territorial gov’t says it has other plans
CBC News The need for a basic income program in the N.W.T. is now, advocates say. Alternatives North, a social justice coalition, released a report
Does Ottawa’s grocery rebate signal a shift to a broader guaranteed basic income?
The Conversation The federal government’s latest budget included $2.5 billion towards a grocery rebate, a one-time GST credit available to low-income Canadians to ease the pressures
Will UBI Become Mainstream? – Al Jazeera Video
BIEN “Interest in universal basic income (UBI) programmes around the world is continuing to rise, with governments and private donor groups examining the social and