Local group wants study on implementing guaranteed basic income

Local group wants study on implementing guaranteed basic income

OTTAWA — The amount that Canadians owe compared with their disposable income rose in the third quarter. Statistics Canada says the amount of household debt compared with disposable income rose to 163.7 per cent compared with 162. HALIFAX – A Nova Scotia anti-poverty group will be at the legislature on Wednesday advocating for universal basic income.

Basic Income Guarantee Nova Scotia will be asking the provincial government for a feasibility study to look at how a universal basic income strategy would roll out in Nova Scotia.

Dr. Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird, Chair of BIG, says that the group wants to see universal […]

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