
Pre-budget: It’s time for Basic Income
Canadians are at the breaking point. There is a solution! Inflation, economic uncertainty and growing levels of poverty and inequality are taking a toll that
Pre-budget: It’s time for Basic Income
Canadians are at the breaking point. There is a solution! Inflation, economic uncertainty and growing levels of poverty and inequality are taking a toll that
Alternative federal budget would include a basic income
By Sid Frankel, University of Manitoba On September 22 the Canadian Centre on Policy Alternatives released Alternative Federal Budget 2023: Rising to the Challenge: An
Harvey Stevens: Tribute to a lost champion
Sheila Regehr, Chair, BICN On September 1, 2022, the basic income movement lost Harvey Stevens after a long battle with cancer. As someone who loved
The role of UBI in the fight against climate change
Essay by Miranda Reid A universal basic income has been proven through numerous studies and trials to be incredibly beneficial to the well-being of both
There is certainly no doubt that the 2021 Federal Budget will provide some help to some people, depending on their situation. That’s the problem. What
NABIG: Call for proposals for virtual basic income conference
The 19th North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress will be held virtually June 17-19, 2021. Theme: Basic Income: Knowledge, Activism, Policy The program committee is
BICN Chair says suggested reforms in B.C. fall short of what’s needed
On January 28, the B.C. panel on basic income released its 500-page report with 65 recommendations; it does not support basic income as a central
BICN Brief – Advocating for a Basic Income in the wake of COVID-19
BICN, over the years, has encouraged a wide range of thought and work on basic income concepts, research, pilots and policy proposals. In our own
Write to your MP – template letter for basic income
Dear basic income supporters: We are at a critical juncture in Canada where emergency COVID-19 benefits can be wound down or reshaped into an ongoing
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“I support the idea of a basic income guarantee for everyone in Canada.” “Je soutiens l’idée d’un revenu de base garanti pour tous au Canada.”