Our sincerest thanks to everyone who attended the BIGNS 2021 annual conference both in-person and online. Thanks to the efforts of our members and volunteers, we were able to keep the momentum of previous year’s conversations going despite the challenges of the ongoing pandemic. follow the link for more information on our conference and to watch our speakers in action.

Poverty has been a persistent and unnecessary social ill in Nova Scotia. Our welfare programs are inhumane, punitive and oppressive. Furthermore, they are not achieving their goals. The insecurity associated with the rising gig economic, the fact that most Canadians are one paycheque removed from poverty, the insecurity of many in the middle class, the workforce revolution through automation, the challenges on our public health systems, the rising political threat of the ultra-right, and the climate change demands for a reshaping of the traditional workforce are all feeding a new interest in this age-old idea of Basic Income and Income redistribution.