Basic Income: Mandatory participation on trial – part one
April 28, 2023
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
In the News
Municipalities call on province, Ottawa to consider basic income guarantee
April 25, 2023
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
April 21, 2023
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
April 13, 2023
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?
April 12, 2023
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
April 12, 2023
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
1 in 2 Canadians would pay 1% to 2% more in income tax for a universal basic income of $40K/year
April 7, 2023
CultMtl.com According to a study by the Angus Reid Institute, half of Canadians (47%) say they would be willing to pay 1% to 2% more income
AI Is About to Decimate Millions of Jobs. It’s Time for Universal Basic Income | Opinion
April 7, 2023
Newsweek For the better part of the last 15 years, I’ve worked in what some might call the “real economy.” In the digital print production
Q&A with lead author of research report on postsecondary student perceptions of basic income
April 7, 2023
Andrei Adam is the Co-President JED Consulting and the lead author of a research report entitled Perceptions of Basic Income Among University Students. Basic income advocate