2022 brought income lifeline for artists with pilot scheme
December 30, 2022
RTE “It was during Covid that the sense of ‘precarious living’ really landed.” Eoghan Carrick is a freelance theatre director, who also works as a
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N.B. makes no headway on poverty by treating symptoms, says economist
December 27, 2022
CBC Poverty in New Brunswick could be basically eliminated for about $1 billion, says the Vaughan chair in regional economics at the University of New
Does universal basic income work? Here’s how it changed this SF family’s life
December 27, 2022
ABC News It’s an idea that’s sweeping the country: unconditional cash handed out on a monthly basis to families most in need. Universal basic income
Guaranteed income recipients praise poverty program outcome
December 27, 2022
ABC News Debbie Wilkerson, after years of fighting bad credit, is on her way to saving for a downpayment on her first home. She says
Members of All-Party Committee on Basic Income Holds First Meeting
December 19, 2022
Media Release Children, Seniors and Social Development An All-Party Committee on Basic Income has been established in response to the provincial and national discussion on
1 in 2 Canadians would pay 1% to 2% more in income tax for a universal basic income of $40K/year
December 15, 2022
Cult MTL According to a study by the Angus Reid Institute, half of Canadians (47%) say they would be willing to pay 1% to 2% more
This group of politicians is digging into how basic income could work in N.L.
December 15, 2022
CBC An all-party committee is tackling the question of whether a basic income program could work in Newfoundland and Labrador, and it expects to make
Basic income still alive as a policy option
December 9, 2022
Roderick Benns Floyd Marinescu is a Canadian CEO who has an interesting hotel story. When he was staying at the Hyatt in New York City
Why anti-poverty researchers bristle at holiday appeals for food bank donations
December 6, 2022
CBC Campaigns for food bank donations are a staple of the holiday season, but some Canadian food insecurity researchers say the appeals can be tough