Woo: Guaranteed Basic Income isn’t just about reducing poverty

Woo: Guaranteed Basic Income isn't just about reducing poverty

Sen. Yuen Pau Woo is shown n the foyer of the Senate in Ottawa in this file shot from pre-COVID times. Article content

From Greens to Conservatives, it seems everyone has a version of guaranteed basic income (BI) that they can support. There is confusion, however, over the objectives of BI, and very different views on what is feasible.

The debate on BI has advanced with the recent publication of a study commissioned by the British Columbia government , and by two reports from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).The B.C. report rejects BI on the grounds that it would be […]

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