NEWS
February 13, 2025
Liberal Leadership candidate Karina Gould publicly supports a basic income and pledges to put it in the party’s platform.
Read articles from CTV and The National & watch the CBC video.
Canada Coalition Basic Income, 2022 pre-budget submission
Recommendations
1. Introduce a livable national Basic Income Guarantee using local costs of living, indexed annually and delivered monthly, to residents of Canada aged 18 to 64.
2. Recognize that indigenous people must be key players with the Federal Government in designing a Basic Income Guarantee in ways suited to the needs of their communities both on reserve and off.
3. Design a national Basic Income Guarantee program conditional only on income and residency in Canada that delivers the greatest support to working-aged adults with lowest incomes.
4. Engage with each province and territory to harmonize the income transfers they receive as the federal government assumes responsibility for income transfers to working-age adults, starting with Prince Edward Island.