Implementing a basic income means overcoming myths about the ‘undeserving poor’

Implementing a basic income means overcoming myths about the ‘undeserving poor’

Focusing on supposed individual failings belies the structural and systemic problems that perpetuate poverty. (Shutterstock) Tracy Smith-Carrier receives funding through the Canada Research Chairs program. Funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant, she is co-organizing the BIG (Basic Income Guarantee) Forum in Ottawa from May 23-26, 2024. Tracy chairs the National Strategic Planning Committee to Advance a Basic Income Guarantee. Partners

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