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Momentum on basic income is growing in Canada. However, pervasive myths about poverty are making implementing the idea challenging.
Research shows a progressive basic income is needed now.
The U.S. and Canada both have different approaches when it comes to work conditions and income assistance programs.
Canada’s National Food Policy is slated for renewal later this year. Employment and Social Development Canada must be involved to develop income supports that reduce food insecurity.
Initiatives like the federal government’s new grocery rebate are only a small step towards ending food insecurity in Canada. A broader guaranteed basic income is long overdue.
The federal government should make the grocery rebate permanent by adding it to the GST/HST credit.
Basic income should form part of a practical comprehensive plan for eliminating poverty in Canada.
Scotland, Ireland and Spain are among those trialling four-day weeks, but they’re not living in the real world.
As the gig economy and precarious work become more prevalent, there’s a growing need for some form of universal income support to help these workers.
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