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
1 in 2 Canadians would pay 1% to 2% more in income tax for a universal basic income of $40K/year
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
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
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
Proposal for basic income guarantee is in the works
Alternatives North On Wednesday, the Yellowknife-based social and environmental justice coalition – working with the Basic Income Canada Network – held an online forum to foster discussion
TTC increases outreach, expert calls for guaranteed income in response to transit violence
CBC News A rise in violence on Toronto’s transit system signals an urgent need to better support people struggling with homelessness, mental illness and addiction,
Universal Basic Income does not cause inflation
Economic Times The idea that a Universal Basic Income fuels inflation makes no economic sense. We live in an age of crisis. The Global Financial
Q&A with Basic Income Nova Scotia conference panel moderator, Joshua Smee
Newfoundland’s Joshua Smee is moderating a Basic Income Nova Scotia conference panel on BI and the lived experience of poverty. The conference will be held