Chris Selley: Universal basic income is not coming to Canada (no matter what the Liberals say)

Chris Selley: Universal basic income is not coming to Canada (no matter what the Liberals say)

Justin Trudeau arrives for the start of a Liberal cabinet retreat in Ottawa, where they are reportedly discussing a resolution to implement a universal basic income in Canada. Let’s get something straight: Despite what you may have seen in the news, the Liberal Party of Canada is not going to implement a universal basic income (UBI), or a guaranteed annual income, or a guaranteed basic income, or a “Canadian basic income,” as the backers of a resolution going before the party’s convention in November are calling it. Liberals are reportedly discussing it in this week’s cabinet retreat in Ottawa. […]

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