Will basic income get its due on the campaign trail?
August 30, 2021
TVO When she signed up for Ontario’s Basic Income Pilot Program in 2017, Hamiltonian Jessie Golem was working four jobs to make ends meet. She
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I’m one of the service workers who left the restaurant industry during the pandemic. Serve yourself
August 28, 2021
The Globe and Mail The pandemic left the restaurant industry reeling, with up to two-thirds of food service workers losing their jobs during the shutdown. Now
What is a universal basic income? And which countries are eyeing a trial?
August 24, 2021
The Big Issue A universal basic income (UBI) is an idea that has attracted plenty of attention in recent years – not least as the
National organizations push for universal income to be a hot election topic
August 24, 2021
Capital Current As Canada’s political leaders push for the votes of citizens on Sept. 20 in the midst of a pandemic, issues that affect ordinary
August 18, 2021
Business Tech The Department of Social Development has published a green paper on proposed social security and retirement forms for public comment. One of the
Could Scots be guaranteed a minimum income?
August 18, 2021
The Scottish government is to start work on plans for a “minimum income guarantee” aimed at reducing poverty and inequality. Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison
In the struggle to find staff, what are the reasons behind the labour shortage?
August 14, 2021
Roderick Benns and William McGinn One of Lindsay, Ontario’s premier dining spots, Hobart’s Steakhouse, is closed until the fall — despite restaurants getting the green
Five key reasons why basic income support for poor South Africans makes sense
August 8, 2021
The Conversation The basic income grant debate has been rumbling in South Africa for two decades, ever since the grant was recommended by the Committee
LA County To Give Free Cash To Financially Vulnerable Residents
August 8, 2021
Can guaranteed monthly payments be enough to lift people out of poverty? The state of California thinks so. A new guaranteed income program in Los