by Denis Flinn | Sep 26, 2015 | News
SUMMARY: Mary Wilman, the mayor of Iqaluit, discusses the challenges specific to the capital of Nunavut. Job scarcity, food costs, and lack of recognition of traditional lifestyles under current employment frameworks are all presented as reasons why a basic income may be the best solution for Wilman’s community and communities like hers throughout Northern Canada. The full article is available here.
Additional articles by Roderick Benns are available here.
by Will Wachtmeister | Aug 24, 2015 | News
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The francophone Métro newspaper in Canada has run an in-depth article promoting a universal basic income in its careers advice section.
The article by job-market and study-choice expert commentator Mario Charette provides a rundown of pro-BIG arguments, including widespread automation, stagnant wages in jobs that are crucial for society and the foregone family benefits of shorter working weeks.
The article’s main finishing argument is that an unconditional basic income would make studying more fulfilling as students would no longer be forced to choose courses based solely on income prospects, which Charette says is increasingly happening in the United States.
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Mario Charette, “Un revenu minimum garantit la liberté” Journal Métro (Canada), 11 August 2015.
by Josh Martin | Aug 12, 2015 | News
Roberts is standing as the Green party candidate in Victoria, Canada. In this blog post, Roberts discusses issues facing Canadians like food scarcity and the increased dependence on food banks. The Green party supports a basic income guarantee, and Roberts thinks it could solve many of these issues.
Jo-Ann Roberts, “Let’s make sure food security is an election issue”, 13 July 2015.
by Josh Martin | Aug 11, 2015 | News
Dowd discusses the negative income tax experiments in Canada and the U.S. in the context of recent discussions on basic income in Canada.
Emma Dowd, “Canadian ‘Mincome’ Program Aims to Reduce Poverty”, The Borgen Project, 14 July 2015.
by Josh Martin | Aug 2, 2015 | News
Four-term Mayor Don Atchison of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, believes that the upcoming election could be a great time to discuss a basic income guarantee. He joins the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary in recently discussing the possibility of a basic income guarantee in Canada.
Roderick Benns, “Federal election would be a great time to have a discussion about basic income, says Saskatoon mayor”, Leaders and Legacies, 9 July 2015.
