The Senate is studying a bill that would introduce a framework for a policy that would guarantee access to a livable income to everyone over 17.
The recent explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the workforce. ChatGPT reached 100 million users in just two months after its launch. It and other generative AI applications have the potential to increase the efficiency of more than 50 per cent of all worker tasks in the U.S., with no loss in quality. A recent report estimates that AI’s boost to labour productivity can increase annual global GDP by seven per cent over a 10-year period.
By: Claire Benny See original post here. Income inequality has been linked to poor physical and mental health in past research, but more recent evidence
ByCosmin Dzsurdzsa See original post here. The Liberal Party of Canada held its policy convention over the weekend where delegates debated and voted on a
By: Kristen Lowitt and Charles Z. Levkoe See original post here. Canada’s food system is experiencing ongoing stresses from supply chain disruptions, price inflation and extreme weather
By: Wayne Simpson See original post here. One of the most anticipated measures of the 2023 Canadian federal budget is the grocery rebate. The rebate is designed to
By: Phoebe Stephens | Catherine Sweet | Hannah L. Harrison See original post here. For the roughly 11 million Canadians who qualify, it will provide
By: Stefan Labbé They were meant to be temporary, a quick fix for people who had fallen on hard times after the 1981 economic recession.
By: Kate Bueckert See original post here. Food banks aren’t supposed to exist in 2022. They were started in Canada about 40 years ago as
By: Wendy Elliott See original article here. In Prince Edward Island, an all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly has already recommended a fully-funded, province-wide basic
By: JESSICA SAULNIER FREDERICTON– On Monday night, Fredericton City Council voted 10-2 on a motion supporting a guaranteed livable basic income. The resolution means the
By: Vinod Rajasekaran Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced a $4.6-billion package of income-tested measures to help Canadians cope with steeply rising prices. His government will
By: Marie Burge Never before has the need for a basic income for Canadians been more urgent, and never before has the reality been in
See original post here. Have you ever been told “hard work will get you where you want to be”? Anyone who belongs to an equity
By: Tom Yun Original article can be seen here. Food banks say they are being stretched thin as more Canadians seek out their services amid
By: Bhavana Kaushik. See original post here. In a world with skyrocketing housing prices, wages that don’t reflect productivity, and rampant worker dissatisfaction, we need a way to
By: Ghada Alsharif. See original post here. While COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the labour market, income inequality saw a significant decrease thanks in large part
By: Brendan Burke See original post here. Trent Lakes Mayor Janet Clarkson intends to make a motion at the township council’s next meeting calling on
See original post here. An anti-poverty advocate in Thunder Bay says the Ontario Court of Appeal made a just decision when it allowed a class
See original post here. A new study was released today saying that Canada is closer than ever to a workable guaranteed basic income (GBI). In fact,
By: Abby Cole See original post here. Between unpredictable weather, variable catch yields, fluctuating prices, and highly seasonal work, access to a steady and sustainable
By: Rebecca Gao See original post here. When the federal government launched the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) in the very early days of the
Letter to the Editor from Evelyn L. Forget. An act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income has been introduced to
By: Lorne Whitehead & Jiaying Zhao See original post here. On April 27, Senator Diane Bellemare published an op-ed in the Globe and Mail opposing a
By: Michael Williams See original post here. Women throughout B.C. are putting up banners across 13 different locations in the province, demanding Guaranteed Basic Income
Red Chamber grappling with a flood of messages claiming basic income is a plot by a shadowy global elite By: John Paul Tasker · See original
Senator Simons who was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2018, after a long and distinguished career as one of western Canada’s most acclaimed
Real headway is being made in securing a basic income for people with disabilities in Canada – and that’s good for the whole basic income
Original article: https://www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-mp-introduces-national-framework-guaranteed-livable-basic-income OTTAWA – This morning, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) introduced a private member’s bill to develop a national framework for a
In addition to its ethical imperative, economist and writer Evelyn L. Forget also believes and argues persuasively that such programs make economic sense By Tom
Roderick Benns recently posed a few questions to Craig Berggold, creator of the recent basic income video that was an instant success. Benns: What was the inspiration for this
Group calls on federal, provincial governments to work together on the issue By Haley Ryan A small but passionate group of people came together in
By: Wayne Simpson. As the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the deficiencies in income support systems in Canada, calls have been amplified for a Guaranteed Basic Income
Some people support them, others reject them, here’s where the candidates stand With election day on Sept. 20, the time to make a decision is
By: Teresa Wright · Columnist Here we are, a week away from the federal election, and I can’t get a scene from the sitcom Seinfeld
Canada’s National Observer asked federal Green Party Leader Annamie Paul about hot-button issues in the upcoming election, and what Canada needs to focus on to tackle
With affordability on many Ontarians’ minds this election, TVO.org looks at the credits and debits of basic income — and at where the major parties
UBI programs are a hot topic among economists and policymakers. Can it live up to its promise to eradicate poverty and solve the crisis of
By Spectator EditorialThe Hamilton Spectator Hamilton is fortunate to have an organization like the Hamilton Community Foundation day in and out working to improve the life
Study after study continues to provide mounting evidence that UBI works despite politicians obstructionists positions due to pollical pressures. Will UBI prevail? By Deirdre Pike and
GLBI could lift millions of Canadians out of poverty, giving workers leverage and empowering them to make their own choices By: New Democratic Party MP
The Liberal Party just passed a basic income resolution. So what now? By Claire Gallagher Liberal Party delegates voted to pass not one but two basic
If the pandemic taught economic policy makers nothing else, it’s the value of nimble fiscal supports in averting disaster and weathering hard times. By: David
With 8.7 per cent of Canadians living below the poverty line and thousands more struggling to make ends meet, backers of this policy say a
Providing Canadians a basic income could cut poverty by almost half in 2022, based on the federal poverty line. By Jolson Lim A national guaranteed basic
Introducing a Basic Income Guarantee would cost a lot of money. The good news is that we can finance them by raising taxes on the
Opinion by Tarek Fatah The sight of the homeless sleeping on sidewalks in below-freezing temperatures is not an uncommon sight for those of us who
By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The idea of creating a universal basic income is being pushed by Liberal MPs and grassroots party
Bill C-273 is focused on framing, testing and validating different models of UBI implementation to get to real answers and data. By Roderick Benns Julie Dzerowicz,
The more distant someone is from mainstream culture, the more they need money to address their unique needs in their own way. By: Evelyn Forget
Toronto palliative care doctor Naheed Dosani says that providing a ‘basic income’ to any Canadian who needs it addresses social inequities and reduces costs to
‘Poverty is expensive’: Toronto doctor says universal basic income actually costs society less By Kamyar Razavi & Mike Le Couteur Global News One of the pillars of the federal
One Canadian province is advocating UBI for its population to serve as a test case for all of Canada. By: Stu Neatby (stu.neatby@theguardian.pe.ca) CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. —
Replacing the raft of recovery benefits with a simple, permanent guaranteed income would be an automatic stabilizer for people and the economy. By: Evelyn L.
Basic income is a guarantee that no Canadian will have to live on an income far below the poverty line. It’s as simple as that.
Should a guaranteed livable income should be part of the answer to post-pandemic struggles for working people throughout Canada? By: David Maher (david.maher@thetelegram.com) Federal New Democratic
It’s time to treat people with disabilities with respect instead of paternalism and to address the inadequacies of the current system. The proposed federal Disability
This is a debate we should be having now, as the pandemic has caused the ground to shift on unemployment and government assistance By: Father
Could there become a time when all our basic needs are paid for by the government? That’s the question many economists and politicians around the
By: Tarek Fatah My column last week endorsing a guaranteed basic income triggered a surprising denunciation by many as a “left-wing” writer with quite a
By: Kerri Breen. – Canadians want Ottawa to stay focused on the coronavirus pandemic and the economy during the new session of parliament, according to a new
Caucus is calling on government to adopt idea for consideration in November By: Joan Bryden. — A guaranteed basic income for all Canadians has emerged
What if we changed the paradigm and system to help those most in need beyond this global emergency? By: Sam Dent — Canadian society is
OTTAWA — Making the Canada Emergency Response Benefit universal isn’t as simple as it sounds, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. The temporary income support provides
By Laurie Monsebraaten Social Justice Reporter Toronto Star Wed., March 4, 2020timer Three-quarters of people who were employed before joining Ontario’s ill-fated basic income pilot
In the past few weeks, calls for a universal basic income have been louder than ever. Even the US is sending cheques to most citizens.
Canada can afford to eliminate poverty, support the middle class and dramatically shrink the gap between the rich and poor by introducing an annual basic income of
OTTAWA — When it comes to potential candidates for Conservative leadership, Bryan Brulotte isn’t exactly an outsider. He’s been involved in conservative politics for nearly
STORY HIGHLIGHTS 43% of Americans support a universal basic income program 77% of U.K. adults and 75% of Canadians also support UBI Majorities in all
The idea of a universal basic income (UBI)—an unconditional payment, without means-test or work requirement—has recently seen a resurgence of interest. Former US presidential candidate
Article originally published June 11, 2019. OTTAWA — A cross-party committee of MPs says it’s time for the government to take a deeper look at
Article originally published on 6/11/2019. Cee-Jai got used to violence when she was young, first witnessing it when she was “just a baby in the
When Canadian researchers Evelyn Forget and Marni Brownell speak at Stanford University next Tuesday, May 21, they’ll be wading into a debate over one of
Fair point. We control the titles though so we can just drop the Canadian doctor part and just have doctor. The conversation itself is about
