Since October, the Senate Finance Committee has been examining a project for a universal minimum income for all Canadians, at the instigation of Senator Kim Pate. Variations of “basic income” have already been attempted in Portugal, Finland, the Netherlands, India, France, Silicon Valley, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda. Of course, the “base” differs, as do the potential beneficiaries. As indicated by Ambre Fourrier, author of the book The basic income in question it is a policy “with very variable geometry”.
Quebec adopted a limited basic income program in January 2023. In 2024, any eligible person with “severe and persistent employment constraints” […]
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