Universal Basic Income

• Halifax council votes to push for federal universal basic income

  Halifax Regional Council has voted to urge the federal government to move forward with a guaranteed livable basic income in this country. 

  Politics

  Jun 26, 2022
  
• N.S. election: Gary Burrill talks social supports, health-care staffing in 1-on-1 interview

  Global News’s Sarah Ritchie sat down with Burrill ahead of the 41st provincial election to talk social supports, health-care staffing, vaccines and policing.

  Politics

  Aug 4, 2021
  
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• Liberals approve pharmacare, basic income and long-term care standards during convention

  Trudeau will wrap up the three day convention later Saturday with a keynote speech.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2021
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• Liberal MPs, grassroots party members to push for universal basic income at convention

  When Liberal MPs first proposed a universal basic income last fall as their foremost policy priority for the convention, Trudeau didn't slam the door.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2021
• ‘It’s our duty’: How giving Canadians a basic income can improve health and reduce costs

  The COVID-19 pandemic has resurfaced the debate on whether Canada should have a national basic income.

  Cannabis

  Dec 5, 2020
• Bill Kelly: Is Canada ready for a basic income program?

  The concept of a basic income is not some crazy, left-wing idea, as some critics have characterized it, says Bill Kelly.

  Commentary

  Sep 14, 2020
• Glen Murray pushes universal basic income program for federal Green Party

  Federal Green Party leadership candidate Glen Murray says he has a fully-funded plan to immediately start a Universal Basic Income program.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2020
• Coronavirus: Basic income in Manitoba should be a right, not a privilege, says BIM chair

  Two-thirds of Manitobans in a recent poll from Basic Income Manitoba say they would support a universal basic income for those in need -- pandemic or not.

  Economy

  May 10, 2020
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• New Hampshire primary: Democrat Andrew Yang suspends 2020 presidential bid

  Yang’s press secretary confirmed the decision as results of the New Hampshire primaries began to trickle in.

  Politics

  Feb 11, 2020
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• Reality check: does social assistance disincentivize people from working?

  Evidence supporting basic income has existed for decades, so why does the idea that it disincentivizes people from working persist?

  Features

  Aug 2, 2018