Room to Dream: A zine about the Ontario Basic Income Pilot
In 2017, the former Ontario provincial government introduced a basic income pilot as a policy experiment to test better ways to address poverty. For just
Where guaranteed income programs are growing in the US
ABC News Guaranteed income experiments are popping up or expanding around the country, offering no-strings-attached temporary cash payments to low-income residents. Some governmental programs limit what
The Lindsay Advocate The death of Hugh Segal a few weeks ago reminded the country there really did exist another breed of politician. The kind
Waterloo councillor wants city to support call for national basic income program
CBC News Waterloo Coun. Jen Vasic says there’s growing income inequality in the city that’s impacting the community as a whole and a guaranteed livable
Canada study debunks stereotypes of homeless people’s spending habits
The Guardian The widely held stereotype that people experiencing homelessness would be more likely to spend extra cash on drugs, alcohol and “temptation goods” has
Niagara Falls council wants research done on basic income program
Newstalk 610 Niagara Falls city council wants the federal and provincial government to look into the concept of a basic income. Council agreed to motion
Universal Basic Income would help seniors make ends meet — North Island-Powell River MP
Campbell River Mirror To North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney, a solution to helping seniors meet their needs would be to set up a federal
‘It helps with my stress’: US basic income project shows signs of success
The Guardian La-Kingya Singleton almost didn’t answer the call. It was after 5pm and from an 800- phone number. “I thought it was a robocall,”
Hugh Segal’s voice will be missed, but not soon forgotten
The Spec Four years ago, we interviewed Hugh Segal for a book on basic income. He was being treated for the disease that ended his life