Since 2017, we’ve advocated for a #BasicIncome Guarantee.
Calgary, Alberta
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Canada's top docs prescribe UBI
ALT Dr. Andrew Boozary portrait with quote saying he would prescribe basic income today if he could
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Ireland's basic income pilot for artists worked so well they made it permanent. The economic growth it generated paid back more than its net cost, study shows.
How many people are being held back from their potential because they're living bill-to-bill? UBI is true freedom.
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A major basic income supporter has been nominated in an upcoming byelection to replace Chrystia Freeland
Dr. Danielle Martin, Chair of University of Toronto Family Medicine
Hear what she has to say about basic income:
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BREAKING: Liberal Leadership hopeful Karina Gould says she'll set us on a path to basic income.
This comes immediately after hundreds of UBI Works advocates, across many political views, wrote personal emails to the leadership candidates telling them to support it.
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Check out my announcement this morning on modernizing Canada's social safety net: ctvnews.ca/politics/article/…
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Mark Carney makes the case for basic income ('social supports') to help workers impacted by AI.
"New jobs will be created, but old jobs will be lost... What happens to the people in those jobs - are they ready for the new jobs?"
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Robots taking our jobs can be a good thing, but only if we are able to share the fruits of automation with all shareholders of our nation. A #BasicIncome will free us to pursue work that is fulfilling and beneficial for our communities, making us all more human. #UBIWorks #UBI
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BREAKING: CBC News The National just aired this segment on Basic Income
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Many people including CEOs have come to me asking about Sam Altman's UBI pilot.
Unlike most critics, we actually read the research.
Basic income ended poverty with minimal impact on work beyond single parents. People took risks to find better jobs, retrain & escape abuse.
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In P.E.I., a model for a guaranteed basic income has emerged that is feasible and affordable.
As Benoît Robidoux, Wayne Simpson and Barbara Boraks explain, this proposal would virtually eradicate poverty among working-age adults and their children.
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UPDATE: Can we reach 600 signatures by April 28 for this House of Commons Petition, which calls for Basic Income as a way to address the impacts of AI and automation on the future of work.
It only takes 1 minute - sign here: ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P…
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SIGN NOW: Canada House of Commons E-Petition for Basic Income includes talking point on AI and automation:
"Due to the changing geopolitical landscape, today’s world is highly unpredictable and unstable. The world of work is also changing with the rise of automation, artificial intelligence, and other technologies"
This e-petition needs your help to reach 500 signatures in order to receive final certification. Closes for signatures April 28, 2024.
Sign here: ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P…
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On May 22, renowned world expert on Basic Income, Karl Widerquist will be in Calgary to deliver a free public lecture on Universal Basic Income.
For information and registration: povertyinstitute.ca/si24-ubi
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"Independent Senator Kim Pate’s public bill could dramatically remedy financial insecurity, which is a key social determinant of health and mental health"
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Interesting! The author talks about solutions like #livingwages, more affordable housing and strengthening Canada's social safety net with a #basicincome.
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"For anyone coming of age after 1990, today’s high cost of living is a wholly new and disturbing experience. That covers the entire Millennial and Gen Z generations." thestar.com/business/opinion… via @torontostar
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Bill S-233 (An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income) is 1 vote away from passage. If it is passed in Committee, it returns to the Senate where we have every expectation that it already has the votes to pass 3rd Reading. #BasicIncome #PhoneThem
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Save the date 📅
We're excited to host Dr. Guy Standing, co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network and a leading voice for the commons and the precariat.
Standing's work has influenced advocates, policymakers, and economists the world over to recognize the mass plunder of our natural, social, civil, cultural, and knowledge commons. We live in a runaway rentier economy where owning property makes more money than hard work; where more and more income goes to those who own assets, and less and less to those who perform labour.
One answer, Standing believes, is to establish a system of Common Capital Funds, financed by charging levies on the commons, to pay common dividends to all citizens.
If you support basic income, housing, and fair and equal economic opportunity, this virtual event is for you.
RSVP Here:
commonwealth.ca/communitycal…
