Back in 2017, Ontario launched something that grabbed headlines across Canada and around the world. The province started giving money directly to 4,000 low-income residents with no strings attached, ...
Over half of Canadians feel “financially paralyzed” by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a recent poll. As life becomes more unaffordable for more people, we need governments to create policies ...
Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has called on the federal government to implement a ...
A rural Canadian town gave its residents a type of universal basic income for three years. The program improved residents' health and educational outcomes. The study can still teach us lessons about ...
Canada does not have a national universal basic income (UBI), but the financial impacts of COVID-19 have renewed interest in the possible benefits of a UBI program. Many or all of the products on this ...
Howard County’s new Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilot may be framed as compassionate policy, but it’s part of a troubling pattern that’s taking root across Maryland and the United States. Following ...
Prince Edward Island's social development minister says the federal government isn't interested in funding the province's guaranteed basic income pilot project — at least not right now. It’s been ...
Kristen Lowitt receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Charles Z. Levkoe receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of ...
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Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs across the country. Lawyers and lawmakers want to block basic income programs in Texas, California, and elsewhere. Many of them argue the ...