INTRODUCTION The debate over implementing an unconditional basic income (UBI) in Canada is one currently being discussed and which splits political parties’ support. This paper will make the case that a guaranteed annual income would be beneficial for Canadian citizens, encouraging freedom of opportunity for every person, regardless of their financial status. In addition, it will look at how different ideological affiliations affect one’s opinion on the subject. The concept has been tried previously in Canada, namely in Dauphin, Manitoba in the late 1970s as an experiment aimed to observe the economic response of a negative income tax (Simpson, […]
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