While some of the details of this story are a little off, it is correct in saying that bills like S233 and C223 "could potentially revive Canada’s economy and improve the overall well-being of its citizens."
More on basic income from The Conversation
Dear politicians: To solve our food bank crisis, curb corporate greed and implement a basic income.
An interview with Elaine Power
Implementing a basic income means overcoming myths about the ‘undeserving poor’.
An article by Tracy Smith-Carrier
Deaths of despair: How income inequality puts Canadian youth at risk.
An article by Claire Benny
Report proposing a PEI island-wide basic income demonstration project is made public
The report calls for the government of PEI to begin immediate negotiations with the federal government for the development and implementation of a basic income guarantee demonstration program. The report presents a basic income model for a fully-funded 5-7-year demonstration program in PEI, which would considerably reduce poverty for Islanders while being more cost-effective than previously presented models. Championed by public servants, politicians, and advocates from PEI and across the country, this report is the outcome of more than 2 years of collaboration and will help guide crucial conversations on poverty reduction and income assistance in PEI and across the country.
“This report establishes beyond doubt that a province-wide guaranteed basic income in PEI is feasible and realistic,” says Jane Ledwell, member of the PEI Working Group for a Livable Income, who endorse the report. Ledwell notes that “with this proposed model for basic income, low-income Islanders who constantly fall through the cracks of social welfare systems would gain an income floor and the security to live in good health and dignity.”
November 8, 2023
The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced their new poverty reduction plan which includes a basic income for adults aged 60 to 65 to be rolled out over 3 years. In the press conference that followed, premier Andrew Furey, stated his support for a national basic income. See the story in the Globe and Mail and on CTV.
CBC’s Mainstreet NS with Jeff Douglas
“How universal basic income could help reduce poverty” by Rose Murphy.
The Senate Standing Committee on National Finance met to consider Bill S-233, “An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income”.
Jeff Karabanow Discusses the Housing Crisis
Homelessness is primarily a housing and an income problem. A coordinated effort from the Provincial and Federal governments is needed to provide non-market supportive housing and a basic income guarantee.
Michael Gordan, CBC: Municipalities call on Province and Ottawa to consider a basic income guarantee
Mayor Mike Savage stated: “I just believe that, as a society, we've spent decades if not centuries managing poverty instead of trying to get rid of poverty.“
By allowing poverty to continue to exist, we choose to take on those costs. We could instead choose wellbeing and the elimination of poverty with a basic income.“
Dalhousie University Professors discuss a possible route to a Guaranteed Basic Income
A guaranteed basic income would represent a significant philosophical shift, moving away from requiring people to prove that they “deserve” income to treating all Canadians as worthy of having their basic needs met. Is the grocery rebate a step in that direction? Read the article.
