Young Canadians eye basic income, climate action in throne speech

Young Canadians eye basic income, climate action in throne speech

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks about COVID-19 on July 8, 2020. Photo by Kamara Morozuk Young people are eager for word that universal basic income and an ambitiously green recovery are on the agenda when the Liberal government unveils its reworked COVID-19 pandemic recovery plan.

“We need it to be visionary,” said Catherine Abreu, the executive director of Climate Action Network Canada, about the throne speech coming Wednesday. “Young people want to hear about how we are going to move from a society where the unequal distribution of wealth and resources is increasing” to one that is more equitable, she […]

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