Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s chief of staff during the financial crisis, famously said “ never allow a good crisis go to waste. ” The idea being that during a crisis, citizens are more open to large changes so reform-minded governments must capitalize on the opportunity.
The Trudeau government’s efforts to stabilize incomes through the new Canada Emergency Response Benefit ( CERB ), and to a lesser extent the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy ( CEWS ), has helped reinvigorate an old idea—a guaranteed basic level of income. News stories and columns have appeared across the country spanning the ideological spectrum . […]
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