Social Issues
‘Lindsay Declaration’ on progressive basic income passed by delegates
Ontario Basic Income Network (OBIN) delegates met in Lindsay recently to assert their vision of what a basic income guarantee… Continue reading “‘Lindsay Declaration’ on progressive basic income passed by delegates”
Senator Art Eggleton: Will Lindsay be the next Dauphin, Manitoba?
One of Canada’s most well-known inequality fighters, Senator Art Eggleton, inspired members of the Ontario Basic Income Network recently who… Continue reading “Senator Art Eggleton: Will Lindsay be the next Dauphin, Manitoba?”
Basic income panel talks about hope, human rights, and the choice we make to allow poverty
While a panel discussion about basic income was happening in Lindsay last Friday, there was a three-hour line-up to sign… Continue reading “Basic income panel talks about hope, human rights, and the choice we make to allow poverty”
MP Schmale says low taxes, private-sector jobs the answer, not basic income
Roderick Benns recently interviewed Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock Conservative MP Jamie Schmale on the issue of basic income and the Ontario Basic Income… Continue reading “MP Schmale says low taxes, private-sector jobs the answer, not basic income”
Health unit urges citizens to press their MP, MPP to support basic income
In the fight against food insecurity the local health unit says boosting income is the only real solution to helping… Continue reading “Health unit urges citizens to press their MP, MPP to support basic income”
‘Have we created an industry called poverty?’: Councillor
The Ontario basic income pilot is a critical, “watershed event” for Lindsay, says City of Kawartha Lakes Councillor Doug Elmslie…. Continue reading “‘Have we created an industry called poverty?’: Councillor”
Frost out, Celebrations in, as basic income meeting adapts to college strike
The Ontario Basic Income Network (OBIN) is in town this week and has organized a free public discussion on basic… Continue reading “Frost out, Celebrations in, as basic income meeting adapts to college strike”
