Ontario has appointed the Honourable Hugh Segal to provide advice on the design and implementation of a Basic Income Pilot in Ontario, as announced in the 2016 provincial budget. Basic income, or guaranteed annual income, is a payment to eligible families or individuals that ensures a minimum level of income. Ontario will design and implement a pilot program to test ... Read More »
The federal Liberals have voted to shake-up Canada’s social policy by moving toward a “minimum guaranteed income” model. At the party’s national convention just held in Winnipeg, the resolution states the party will, in consultation with the provinces, “develop a poverty reduction strategy aimed at providing a minimum guaranteed income.” Reaction from the Basic Income Canada Network (BICN) was swift. ... Read More »
The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney has joined an innovative ‘human hologram’ company as an advisor, hoping to play a role in linking young Canadians with emerging technologies. ARHT Media Inc. creates HumaGrams™, believable and interactive human holograms. HumaGrams™ are generated using our patent-pending Augmented Reality Holographic Technology (ARHT™), which is a scalable, repeatable and transportable form of 3D without the ... Read More »
One of the key organizers for the upcoming North American Basic Income Guarantee (NABIG) Congress, says it’s time to go from discussing a “good idea” to figuring out how to make it a reality. Dr. James Mulvale, Dean of the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba and a basic income scholar and advocate, says conference participants intend ... Read More »
Brandon University (BU) will present Canada’s 21st prime minister with an honorary degree at this month’s Spring Convocation. The Right Honourable Paul Martin served as prime minister from 2003 to 2006. He was the Member of Parliament for LaSalle-Émard from 1988 to 2008 and was Canada’s minister of finance from 1993 to 2002. While Mr. Martin was PM, the Government of ... Read More »
NDP Winnipeg MP Dan Blaikie says he is proud of his party’s recent support of the principle of basic income and says now the work beings to actually define what this means. Blaikie – considered to be one of the most promising new MPs in Parliament – says he has “long been interested in the idea.” He points out that ... Read More »
The Council for the Township of Wilmot voted in unanimous support of the Canada’s Past Prime Ministers Statue Project at a recent Council meeting. During the meeting all members of Council spoke in favour of the project and how it would enhance the Township of Wilmot property located at 60 Snyder’s Road West in Baden. Mayor Les Armstrong says “The Council ... Read More »
From a policy perspective, no former Canadian prime minister in living memory has done more after leaving office than Paul Martin. In particular, his work on behalf of indigenous Canadians has been stellar, an echo of his time in office. It was back in 2005, after 18 months of consultations with indigenous leaders, that Mr. Martin spearheaded the Kelowna Accord, ... Read More »
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