Canadians support a basic income. Will the Liberals finally deliver?
National Observer Liberal Party delegates voted to pass not one but two basic income resolutions at their national convention that ran from April 8-10, making basic income
Food banks do not address issue of inadequate income
By Elaine Power The Lindsay Advocate This year, 2021, marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of Canada’s first food bank. The Edmonton Gleaners Association borrowed
Will Canada give nod to universal basic income program?
Hindustan Times The idea of instituting a universal basic income or UBI programme is gaining ground in Canada ahead of the budget to be presented
A guaranteed basic income could be a stabilizing force for Canada
Globe and Mail Guaranteed basic income has become an idea that won’t go away. Maybe there’s a reason for that. It surfaced again Wednesday at
Universal basic income among policies to be debated at Liberal policy convention
Globe and Mail The federal Liberals are poised to debate a wide range of policy ideas, including proposals for universal basic income and national standards
Basic income program could cut national poverty rates in half, PBO says
Global News The parliamentary budget officer says a basic income program similar to one previously studied in Ontario could cut poverty rates nationally by almost half in
Editorial: Our budget wish list
The Lindsay Advocate All eyes are on Chrystia Freeland now as Canada’s finance minister gets set to table the nation’s first budget in two years.
Will a universal basic income reduce inequality?
In The Black The idea of a universal basic income has divided economists for years. Some argue that the payment offers a solution to poverty,
The case for a universal basic income
Brock Press If you were to ask people just a few years ago what they thought about universal basic income (UBI), you likely would have