If there’s one thing retired Conservative Senator Hugh Segal knows a thing or two about, it’s political strategy. Segal was chief of staff to former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in the 1990s and associate secretary of cabinet in Ontario in the 1980s. So when he thinks about the Liberal Party of Canada’s policy resolutions last year, about supporting a basic ... Read More »
Medical officers of health and boards of health members from across Ontario are now officially calling for provincial and federal governments to bring in a basic income guarantee – more momentum on an issue that is attracting national attention. The Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) is a not-for-profit organization that provides leadership to the boards of health and ...
Retired Conservative Senator Michael Meighen says it’s time for governments to set up pilot projects across Canada to give a basic income guarantee a chance as future policy. In an interview with Leaders and Legacies in Toronto, Meighen says the idea is “very attractive on paper” so it will be important to follow this through with real-world testing. “That’s where ... Read More »
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has become the first health unit in Ontario to officially endorse a basic income guarantee – and they’re hoping they can convince their provincial counterparts to follow suit. Associate Medical Officer of Health, Lisa Simon, says their unit committed in 2012 to focusing on the social determinants of health as the best strategy for ... Read More »
Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson says the “evidence is overwhelming” for providing a basic income guarantee for Canadians – and he thinks his city and Calgary are great places to try out pilot projects. On the heels of a national poverty conference in Ottawa, in which Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi voiced his support for a basic income guarantee, Edmonton’s Iveson says ... Read More »
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will deliver a keynote address on “Quebec’s place in Canada, and Canada’s place on the world stage in the 21st century, as we approach 150 years of Confederation,” on June 3rd in Montreal. The event will be held during the annual president’s dinner, hosted by the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec Branch. Other guests of honour ...
In North America’s most northerly big city, Mayor Don Iveson has been working to deconstruct a popular myth. The myth, which many Canadian cities have adopted, goes something like this: Edmonton is a prosperous place; riches and high incomes abound; there is a great quality of life. “And that is true for one in eight or nine of us,” says ...
A former Canadian Conservative senator, Hugh Segal, says it’s time to start treating Canadian citizens as well as corporations. Segal, who has spent over 40 years in pursuit of a basic income guarantee policy for Canadians, says the nature of work is shifting and governments need to respond. A basic income would see any Canadian who falls below the poverty ... Read More »
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi will focus on building support for a basic income guarantee with other mayors across Canada. Nenshi made headlines earlier this month at the National Poverty Reduction Summit in Ottawa when he called for “brave steps” in the fight against inequality. He vowed to take leadership on pushing for a basic income guarantee. Now, Leaders and Legacies has ... Read More »
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney hosted a recent press conference on behalf of the Horatio Alger Association of Canada, announcing a massive expansion to reward more students in Canada for their hard work in difficult circumstances. Horatio Alger is a charitable organization dedicated to education and the belief that hard work, honesty and determination can conquer all obstacles. The association ... Read More »
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