Why not? We advocate for a Basic Income through outreach, education, and informed conversation.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined May 2015
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Much Congrats @evelyn_forget to your Well Deserved Recognition 👏👏👏
With your Amazing research 🔬 #BasicIncome will become a Reality Soon! #cdnpoli
@basicincomecdn @BasicBc @BasicIncomeOrg @UBIToday @BasicIncomeBC @BasicIncomeNS @BasicIncomeOnt @ubi_works @CanadianGreens – at Regina, Saskatchewan
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Moncton Council Rallies Around Basic Income
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A landmark study by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA) has given us a first look at the economic impacts of a National Basic Income and its positive effects on the economies of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SOa-3o…
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Moncton Moves Unanimously to Call for Basic Income. City council voted to send a letter to the Prime Minister, Premier, MLAs, NB MPs, and NB Senators to urge them to implement a guaranteed livable basic income.
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Moncton City Council just voted UNANIMOUSLY in favour of the motion to call on provincial & federal representatives to implement a basic income! Well done! #BasicIncome
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Moncton City Council UNANIMOUSLY voted in favour of the motion to call on provincial & federal representatives to implement a basic income!
(Via @Wil_H_Robertson - thank you!🙏)
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Great to be out in support of @BasicIncomeOnt to fight for a guaranteed livable basic income across Canada! Time to build on our current social safety net & ensure dignity, respect, security, & human rights for all in Canada. Support Bill #C223! #BasicIncomeNow #GLBI
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News 📰 today out of BC:
The Union of BC Municipalities has voted 🗳️ to call on the provincial and federal governments to implement a basic income!
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Call to Action: City Council in St. John's will debate next week on a motion to support basic income.
If you live in St. John’s, or even the rest of the province and support basic income let city council know why they need to support the motion!
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If you live in St. John's, or are a Newfoundlander or Labradorian in support of basic income, let St. John's Council know why they ought to support the motion!
@BasicIncomeNL @basicincomecdn
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Throwback to when @BasicIncomeNS held a Basic Income Rally in Halifax and got major news media coverage from CBC and Global News. 🔥
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In 2021, 5.8 million people, including 1.4 million children, in the 10 provinces lived in food-insecure households. Now with record inflation, we can expect food insecurity to worsen if incomes of vulnerable households don’t keep up.
Read the new report: proof.utoronto.ca/resource/h…
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The city of Zurich is set to vote on establishing a universal basic income or UBI buff.ly/3PJAQmh #universalbasicincome #Switzerland
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Canadian researchers gave thousands of dollars to homeless people. They ended up saving the government hundreds of thousands of dollars & significantly reducing homelessness.
#BasicIncome works!
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It's shameful how we remove some kids from homes & put them into the foster care system b/c their parents can't afford to provide for them, but then pay strangers to provide for those kids instead of supporting the parents. Punishing those struggling with poverty makes no sense.
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How do we reduce harm for people living outside without safety, housing, dignity? Because those numbers are growing.
Wake up Halifax. Pay attention Nova Scotia. Homelessness and hopelessness are rising.
Last month, another 55+ families and more than 100 individuals called
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To help to remove barriers like rising costs, Phoenix is hosting a Back-to-School Drive📝🎒. Help us meet our goal of filling *75 backpacks* with supplies for students grades 7 and up!
➡ Donation drop off: Phoenix Centre for Youth, 6035 Coburg Rd. Mon to Fri, 9 am to 4 pm
ALT 📃 Back to School Supplies List •Backpacks •Lunch bags •Pencil cases •Pencils & erasers •Pens & markers •Binders & dividers •Loose leaf paper •Graphic paper •Glue sticks •White out •Duo tangs & file folders •Math sets •USB drives (8 or 16 gb) •Used cellphones •Scientific calculators •Planners & calendars •Combination locks •Travel size hand sanitizer
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'Great deal' of support in both houses for P.E.I. basic income pilot, says Senator #peipoli #basicincome saltwire.com/prince-edward-i…
