by Karl Widerquist | Jun 20, 2014 | Research
Ten years ago, Brazil introduced a radical plan to fight poverty — give cash, every month, directly to mothers. It was self-consciously introduced as a first step toward phasing in an unconditional basic income. In audio segment, the CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi “speaks with Olga Khazan, associate editor for The Atlantic, about the program’s successes and shortcomings, and what it has meant in a country with a checkered history with women’s issues.”
Jian Ghomeshi, “Giving money directly to poor mothers: lessons from Brazil.” Q Blog: CBC Radio, June 10, 2014.
Grandmother Edelice dos Santos and mother Maria Cristina stand before their family in a government-subsized home in Aguas Lindas, Brazil. (Eraldo Peres/AP via CBC Radio)
by Karl Widerquist | Jun 14, 2014 | News
Anna Reid Lecture
Dr Anna Reid, past president of the Canadian Medical Association, will talk about health and basic income at BIEN Congress 2014 on June 26. This is a free event, sponsored by the Institute for Health and Social Policy. All welcome.
More info at https://biencanada.ca/congress/keynote-speakers – reid.
by Karl Widerquist | Jun 12, 2014 | News
John Ralston Saul via Wikipedia
John Ralston Saul, (born June 19, 1947), a Canadian author and essayist, recently endorsed BIG. His comments came in response to a question about the “Guaranteed Annual Income”–the name by which the Basic Income Guarantee is most commonly known in Canada. Saul replied in plain and highly supportive language, “In order to save public money, I’m in favor of it, and also to bring a certain level of dignity. It’s clear that the managerial approach is to have a multitude of programs, which have to be managed, and which give them power over individuals, whereas a Guaranteed Annual Income would be very cheap, and would remove that power from them.”
To see a video of Saul’s endorsement, go to: Jack Saturday, “John Ralston Saul’s View of Basic Income,” June 11, 2014.
by Harry Pitts | May 30, 2014 | Research
Stanislas Jourdan, “A Way to Get Healthy: Basic Income Experiments in Canada”, Basic Income UK: Towards an emancipatory welfare, 7th August 2013.
by Karl Widerquist | Apr 28, 2014 | Research
Marie Burge, “P.E.I. ideal place to pilot basic income guarantee.” The Guardian, Charlottetown, April 10, 2014.
