FYI: each province and territory has its own suite of income assistance and disability amounts (all under MBM poverty) with different exemption amounts, different clawback rates that function as marginal tax rates over 75%. Getting on is neither quick nor easy, resulting in people trapped in place.

The business case for basic income is overwhelming.

Nobel Laureates (husband & wife) support UBI

The Tyee's home run on UBI 💯 "Economic freedom begets more freedom... basic income didn't bring on a golden age of laziness; it did the opposite." "Economic freedom turned into all kinds of other freedoms: time, pleasure, joy and connection."

Join me in urging the Senate Committee on National Finance to support Bill S-206 to develop a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income. #UCCan #UCCanlivableincome #poverty #basicincome #basicincomenow #daringjustice share.nwmd.social/s/hDQvAbMH

❌ Myth: Guaranteed income creates a disincentive to work ✅ Reality: Guaranteed income actually helps people find suitable and sustainable work that leads to more stable employment:

Former Victoria MP and City Councillor, Laurel Collins giving UBI a shoutout during session on OAS (basic income for seniors).

@markcarey93.bsky.social When do we move from the precarity and disincentives of welfare to what actually works, has support from across the spectrum and has shown positive results for decades? Canadians need real change. Basic income is that, from the ground up.

I'm sure @kpateonthehill.bsky.social would be interested. Maybe @ypwoo.bsky.social @senmarilou.bsky.social , surely others too!

literally everyone craves meaningful work

Please sign and share this petition from the United Church of Canada for a guaranteed livable income: nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...

One of Canada's top doctors prescribes a basic income guarantee

Canada needs more than poverty reduction. We need a path to the solid income security of a basic income, something 50+ years overdue. There is a IRL way to incredible impact on Parliament Hill: Paper Petitions.

Pilot after pilot found the same pattern. Basic income let people take risks leading to better jobs and training. Working parents able to afford childcare could work toward promotions. Or drop multiple part-time jobs for one higher-paying full-time job.

Ireland has shown that basic income works — not just socially, but economically. Give people time and security to develop their skills, and the returns flow back to society. Now let's go further.

Dean Grey, an entry-level software engineer, said he found hope again in an upskilling program with a monthly basic income. https://bit.ly/4nqB5Fj

It's commonly accepted that basic income would boost the economy, healthcare, and personal freedoms.

"Getting to watch her spend that year still getting to be our mom, but without so much worry about money, was really special." In our new series with Springboard to Opportunities, children of mothers who received guaranteed income reflect on the difference just a little extra money can make.

Basic income can function not only as social protection, but also as climate adaptation infrastructure, helping households build resilience amid rising living costs, energy transitions, and economic uncertainty linked to AI and data-centre expansion. zurl.co/2ko83

"Basic Income is a key to averting that dystopian future. It is a common denominator solution, a foundation of economic democracy where we all—humans, not corporations or robots—use our income every day to vote on how we spend our money and time on what makes us healthy, gives meaning to our lives…"

"People won't work if you give cash." The evidence keeps piling up: guaranteed income increases employment and improves job quality. In CA pilots, full‑time jobs rose up to 2x vs control; higher‑quality jobs 3x.

Want to Help Mothers This Mother’s Day? Back a Guaranteed Income www.commondreams.org/opinion/guar...

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CEO of Inclusion Canada calls for basic income for disabled people to match basic income for seniors. Basic income already works for some -- let's build on it for all. Published in The Winnipeg Sun (which leans conservative).

Work delivers too little certainty for too many. As precarious employment becomes the 'new normal,' we need a new solution. If insecurity is the 'new normal' for work, then basic income must be the 'new normal' for survival.

Working mom's plea for a better safety net

From Lanark Basic Income Network on FB:

"It is a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps... Now one of the answers it seems to me, is a guaranteed annual income, a guaranteed minimum income for all people, and for our families of our country." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

NAWL supports a Basic Income because addressing poverty and gender-based violence means investing in systemic, structural solutions. Women and gender-diverse people are more likely to experience poverty, remain poor for longer periods, & face intersecting barriers. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

"How do we help the at-risk youth with housing?!" "Well these programs where they just give them money with no strings attached while they get things together seems to help." "....If only there were a way. Let's do more research."

A reminder for today that all the aspects of our economic system are made up and we can have a new and better system if we want. It does not have to be this way.

The Late, Great Progressive Conservative Senator Hugh Segal He was a staunch champion of UBI because it's pro-freedom, pro-worker, and pro-markets. Here are his last 2 speeches, recorded at our Toronto rallies in 2021-22 https://youtu.be/8hx0Lwe6fSI

Researchers in Vancouver distributed $1M from 100+ donors to people experiencing homelessness. The results were mindboggling. 21% higher wages 40% more nights in stable housing 85% more savings after 12 months Direct cash works.

"Guaranteed income changed my life, and the freedom to choose how I used the money restored hope for my family." https://www.austinchronicle.com/columns/opinion-austins-guaranteed-income-program-helped-me-break-the-cycle-of-generational-poverty/

OPINION: Austin’s guaranteed income program helped me break the cycle of generational poverty.

❌ Myth: Guaranteed income creates a disincentive to work ✅ Reality: Guaranteed income actually helps people find suitable and sustainable work that leads to more stable employment:

Families share their stories about confronting poverty through this guaranteed income program At the annual “Night of Storytelling” Wednesday, participants in the Magnolia Mother's Trust's Springboard to Opportunities shared how the program allowed them to shift their lives in radical ways. This…

Did you know the 1st UBI proposal was born out of a struggle for land rights in the 1770s? As Dorothy Woodend writes in The Tyee, the concept is "extremely old," rooted in the idea that the leadership class "fenced people out" from the resources they needed to survive.

1/ I’ve been working with cash transfers for over a decade and one of the questions I repeatedly get asked is: Wouldn’t giving people cash disincentivize work?

"When we provide mothers with regular infusions of money, we are providing protection to two generations. Guaranteed income lets pregnant people breathe easier, knowing that they can afford the essentials." Check out the full article here: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-politics... #mothers

What would a basic income mean for the artists in your life?

Images from "Humans for Basic Income" taken by fellow Ontario Basic Income Pilot recipient, Jessie Golem.

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Former Victoria MP and City Councillor, Laurel Collins giving UBI a shoutout during session on OAS (basic income for seniors).

Retired politicians are backing a basic income pilot in Prince Edward Island. A group of former elected officials is calling for a federal–provincial partnership, arguing it’s a practical, proven way to reduce poverty and improve economic stability. zurl.co/oLvsb

This went mega viral on TikTok about UBI What would you do if survival was guaranteed?

Guaranteed income helps people leaving prison rebuild their lives. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, research shows that unconditional cash improves employment, housing stability, and mental health, lowers recidivism and saves taxpayers money. zurl.co/pRnw7

One of Canada's top doctors prescribes a basic income guarantee