The Current with Matt Galloway: Featuring Evelyn Forget on the Basic Income movement
Matt Galloway talks to health economist Evelyn Forget, who has advanced anti-poverty policies across Canada and around the world; Michael Schmidt, a photographer and geophysicist
2022 brought income lifeline for artists with pilot scheme
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
N.B. makes no headway on poverty by treating symptoms, says economist
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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