A universal basic income is being considered by Canada’s government

A universal basic income is being considered by Canada’s government, per VICE.

On October 17, the Senate’s national finance committee is scheduled to examine a bill, as per a press release from Ontario Senator Kim Pate’s office. The bill, which mirrors a counterpart in the House of Commons under the sponsorship of Member of Parliament Leah Gazan, aims to establish a national framework for Universal Basic Income (UBI), without immediate implementation.

The Senate bill, which received both first and second readings in 2021 and April of the following year, calls for provincial ministers and Indigenous governing bodies across Canada to convene […]

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