Advocates for a universal basic income say they’re hopeful the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program, introduced to help unemployed and underemployed Canadians through the pandemic, will pave the way toward a more equitable system for all.
Turning the CERB into a universal basic income is the logical progression for the program, according to Elaine Power, a Queen’s University researcher and member of the Basic Income Canada Network in Kingston, Ont.
"There’s more and more pressure on the government, I would say, to extend the CERB. I think the basic income would be a logical extension of CERB, and it’s a […]
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