- Income support in Nunavut has ‘actually become a program of first resort,’ says Ed McKenna, the director of the Anti-Poverty Secretariat. ‘For many people this is the only option they see.’ (Grant Linton/CBC)
[Craig Axford]
A report recently commissioned by Nunavut’s Anti-Poverty Secretariat recommends adopting a minimum basic income guarantee to overcome the territory’s 40% poverty rate. The report points out that a basic income would not require people to divest themselves of almost all their assets and become desperately poor before they could qualify, therefore ensuring residents of this Arctic region have the resources they need to meet their basic needs.
Kristalle Ramlakahn, “Report suggest guaranteed minimum income in Nunavut“, CBC News, December 10, 2013.
