What would it look like if we started paying for unpaid labor?
Fast Company Unpaid labor, including housework, child care, and myriad of other household maintenance tasks, has long been largely left of conversations about work, employment,
Basic income could keep disease at bay in N.L., says Health Accord board member
CBC News Improving Newfoundland and Labrador’s health outcomes begins with addressing factors outside the health-care system, according to a board member who helped a new
Senators and MPs reviewing universal basic income for Canadians
The Western Standard The concept of universal basic income (UBI) is being debated in Canada with two bills currently before the Senate and Parliament. After
Parliamentarians Call for basic income to address the rise of extremism
Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan and Senator Kim Pate are urging the Parliamentary Review Committee into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to
Basic Income Canada Network submits brief for pre-budget consultations by Canadian government
Submission to the 2022 Federal Pre-Budget Consultations Basic Income Canada Network (BICN) We welcome the opportunity to contribute to this budget. We are calling for
Scotland urged to follow Wales with basic income pilot scheme
Nation Scottish Labour have urged the SNP Government to follow in Wales’ footsteps and introduce a basic income pilot scheme there. The Welsh Government yesterday outlined
Wales trials paying universal basic income of £19,200 a year
The Independent The Welsh government’s trial of a universal basic income will pay around 500 people £1,600 a month, the devolved administration has announced. Under the pilot
57 Health Accord recommendations include basic income, integration of services for Newfoundland
CBC News The Newfoundland and Labrador Health Accord has released its long-awaited final report, which makes 57 recommendations to both improve health outcomes and save
Universal basic income can be the worst of all worlds – but ‘free money’ schemes do work
The Guardian It is the unspoken promise of parenthood, the deal millions make as their fledglings fly the nest: that in an emergency, they can