Trudeau’s Stimulus Could Have Paid For A Basic Income For All Canadians ― Twice Over

Trudeau’s Stimulus Could Have Paid For A Basic Income For All Canadians ― Twice Over

DAVE CHAN via Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation outside his residence in Ottawa, March 19, 2020. During the Great Recession a decade ago, a meme went around echoing the words of renowned economist Milton Friedman. He said that when a crisis hits, the response depends on the ideas lying around .

Canada’s COVID-19 stimulus package is just that, an anything-goes grab bag of ideas that happened to be lying around. There’s a new Emergency Support Benefit for those who lose their jobs to the virus; an increase to the Canada […]

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