Guaranteed Minimum Income

• Couillard’s Liberals promise guaranteed minimum income for some Quebecers

  Premier Philippe Couillard and Employment Minister Francois Blais presented the government's five-year anti-poverty strategy in Quebec City on Sunday.

  Economy

  Dec 11, 2017
  
• Bob Layton editorial: Does losing create character?

  Bob appreciates your thoughts on the issues of the day.

  Sep 8, 2017
  
• Advertisement
• What do Canadians think of basic income? It will reduce poverty but could raise taxes

  Canadian attitudes are lukewarm when it comes to the idea of a basic income, a new survey suggests.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2017
• Advertisement
• Who will be hit hardest if Canada’s food prices go up in 2017?

  Canadian families may need to dish out $420 more for groceries in 2017 and experts say the increase could contribute to Canada’s growing food security crisis.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2016
• $20 ground beef? Northern Ontario First Nations spend more than 50% of income on food

  First Nations families living in remote parts of Northern Ontario are spending more than half of their income on food in order to meet basic nutritional news, according to a new report.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2016
• Canadians support guaranteed income, but don’t want to pay for it, think it will make us lazy: poll

  Canadians appear to like the idea of a guaranteed minimum income; but they aren’t willing to pay for it and say it would encourage laziness.

  World

  Aug 12, 2016
• Support for guaranteed minimum income rises in Ontario, poll finds

  Public support for the idea of a guaranteed basic income in Ontario appears to be trending upwards, according to a new poll.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2016
• Activists push for guaranteed minimum income

  A group of academics and activists is trying to drum up interest in an ambitious plan to provide every Canadian with a guaranteed minimum level of income whether or not they have a job.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2014