A “crisis basic income” instead of the emergency response benefit would see Ottawa send a direct deposit or cheque to everyone who filed a tax return for immediate relief to hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Osarieme Eweka/iStockPhoto / Getty Images Canada Revenue Agency has earned everyone’s respect by successfully enrolling millions of suddenly unemployed workers in the Canada emergency response benefit in a matter of days. But what if CERB itself is a mistake?
As the Trudeau government scrambles to include one forgotten group after another in the wage-support program, the argument for shifting to a universal basic income […]
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