What we really talk about when we talk about food insecurity
May 16, 2022
CBC News Food insecurity often comes up in Newfoundland and Labrador, and rightly so. After all, we have the lowest number of farms of any
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A guaranteed basic income could end poverty, so why isn’t it happening?
May 16, 2022
The Conversation On April 27, Senator Diane Bellemare published an op-ed in the Globe and Mail opposing a proposal for guaranteed basic income where all Canadian citizens and residents
May 9, 2022
Roderick Benns, The Lindsay Advocate Leadership, by its very nature, is an impossible enterprise if the goal is to please everyone, every time. However, there
Cambridge to Fund Third-Largest Guaranteed Income Program in the U.S.
May 9, 2022
The Crimson The City of Cambridge will spend nearly $22 million of federal funding on direct payments to low-income Cambridge families, Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui
What role could a UBI play in ensuring nutritious, and sustainable diets for all?
May 9, 2022
BIEN You are invited to join the launch of UBI Lab Food, the 40th lab of the UBI Lab Network, a virtual event to be held
Basic income creates the financial security we need
April 30, 2022
Sheila Regehr, Basic Income Canada Network Mitchell Beer, Energy Mix Productions There are two basic problems with Sen. Diane Bellemare’s recent analysis on basic income
Basic income: Let’s make life better for all Canadians
April 29, 2022
By Dr. Evelyn Forget Senator Bellemare has written a criticism of basic income that’s wrong on so many levels that it’s hard to respond. In
The Ontario NDP’s election platform includes restarting basic income pilot
April 27, 2022
CBC The Ontario NDP released its platform Monday, days ahead of the expected official start to the provincial election campaign. You can read more about party’s
Experts discuss guaranteed income programs and their impact on public health
April 27, 2022
Baltimore City is the latest to pilot a policy solution to poverty that’s gaining momentum across the nation: guaranteed income, which places no-strings-attached cash directly