Gould promises to open ‘path’ to a basic income in Canada February 20, 2025 In 2021, the parliamentary budget officer published an analysis suggesting it would cost $85 billion to provide $17,000 to low-income Canadian families and would cut poverty rates in half.
Port Moody calls on province to trial universal basic income in its poverty plan January 23, 2025 The motion contended the province’s current poverty reduction strategy lacks concrete plans to reach its lofty targets.