Posts by Marie Burge
The Canada Child Benefit: A Basic Income Guarantee for Families?
Do you have the 20th of every month circled on your calendar? If so, you are probably a parent. The 20th is when households receive the Canada Child Benefit, a monthly tax-free payment to adults who are raising children under 18. Last year, when the Canada Child Benefit was implemented, Jean-Yves Duclos, federal minister for…
Read MoreParties Endorse Basic Income: Parliamentary Budget Officer Presents Costing
The PEI Working Group for a Livable Income is encouraged that the Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party (NDP) brought forward basic income (BI) in their party conventions in early April. Advocates across the country had lobbied both parties to make basic income a priority. It is encouraging to see these two…
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