Roderick Benns, “ Ottawa man says a basic income guarantee would have changed the trajectory of his life”

 

John Dunn

John Dunn

AUTHOR’S ABSTRACT: From the time he was a toddler, John Dunn was bounced around 13 times from one Ontario foster home to the next until he turned 18. He was originally taken into care due to complications from his mother’s severe — and often suicidal — bi-polar disorder and alcoholism, and was separated from his three siblings in the process.

 

Roderick Benns, “Ottawa man says a basic income guarantee would have changed the trajectory of his lifeLeaders and Legacies. June 26, 2015.

 

Roderick Benns, “Basic income guarantee and healthy minimum wage go hand in hand, says retired professor”

 

Toni Pickard

Toni Pickard

AUTHOR’S ABSTRACT: Roderick Benns recently interviewed Toni Pickard about basic income policy. Pickard was a law professor at Queen’s University before she retired and is now the co-founder of the Kingston Action Group for a Basic Income Guarantee.

 

Roderick Benns, “Basic income guarantee and healthy minimum wage go hand in hand, says retired professorLeaders and Legacies. July 3, 2015.