by Josh Martin | Sep 6, 2015 | News
Shortly after 178 physicians in Ontario signed a letter to Ontario’s Minister of Health requesting a basic income, the Canadian Medical Association as a whole decided to endorse the idea at its General Council.
Ontario delegate Dr. Kieran Moore raised the motion for a basic income guarantee, and Dr. Adam Steacie seconded the motion, leading to a vote where the motion passed with a sizable majority, according to Danyaal Raza on twitter. This continues the nationwide momentum for a basic income throughout Canada.
by Josh Martin | Sep 5, 2015 | News
The movement for a basic income guarantee in Canada gained further support as 178 Canadian physicians have signed a letter delivered to Ontario’s Minister of Health that states their support for a basic income. Current health issues in Canada clearly show links between income level and health outcomes, and these physicians believe that a basic income could reduce toxic stress and lead to improved health outcomes. This support continues the Canadian movement for a basic income that has made the news in Prince Edward Island as well as in Edmonton and Calgary.
To read the letter and to learn more about the health reasons for a basic income, click on the following link:
“A basic income guarantee may be the best medicine”, Upstream, 17 August 2015.
by Andre Coelho | Sep 4, 2015 | News
Infographic: Guaranteed Livable Income in Canada
Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is a national organization of members inspired by faith to act for justice in Canadian public policy. It’s website now features an infographic which compares current Canadian welfare system to a Guaranteed Livable Income (Basic Income).
Link: https://www.cpj.ca/infographic-guaranteed-livable-income-canada
by Albert Joerimann | Sep 1, 2015 | News
8th International Basic Income Week
“A Safety Net for Life”—this is the motto of this year’s International Basic Income Week which will take place from 14th to 20th September in several European countries. On their website www.woche-des-grundeinkommens.eu, the promoters write: “In a world in which salaried work is increasingly marked by flexibility, lack of security and precarity an Unconditional Basic Income can resolve the fears that make people receptive of hatred and violence. It can create growth where growth is urgently needed, as well as facilitate degrowth where this makes sense. An UBI enables ecological and economical sustainability that can make sure the continuity of life on our earth for the future”.
Eight years ago, the Basic Income organizations of the German speaking countries started the International Basic Income Week which actually is spreading out to the other members of the European and global Basic Income movements; the corresponding invitations and appeals have been sent out, and there is a Facebook page as well. The major part of the activities up to now are still foreseen in Germany and in Austria, but other organizations increasingly start to seize the opportunity to attract the attention of the public within a broad, international campaign.
The website woche-des-grundeinkommens.eu gives plenty of information about the planned activities, about the principles of Basic Income and offers several important links (mostly in German). It is completed by an international version available under basicincomeweek.org. The calendar on this website shows up to now events in Sweden, Canada, a lecture at the Tsinghua University of Beijing (September 12th) as well as a large number of public meetings etc. in the Netherlands and in Belgium, in addition to the aforementioned events in Germany and in Austria.
More information at:
www.woche-des-grundeinkommens.eu
www.basicincomeweek.org
by Jenna van Draanen | Aug 28, 2015 | News
The Pirate Party of Canada has explicitly made a basic income guarantee one of four key components of their platform. As a national election is upcoming, the party has publicized several of their key issues and has made both a video and an infographic describing the benefits of a basic income in Canada and how it is attainable without raising taxes.
For more information on their platform and the benefits of basic income in Canada, see: their video here and their infographic here. You can learn more about the Pirate Party on their website at https://www.pirateparty.ca/
