*** WEDNESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2020 *** You must be registered to participate. Register here.Attendees can join meeting beginning 7:30 p.m. EST Presentations begin at 7:45 p.m. A free webinar sponsored by:• Council of Canadians, Guelph Chapter• Canadian Federation of University Women, Guelph Chapter• Guelph-based Imagining a Different Future Group  

Editorial - The Hamilton Spectator - 4 November 2020 There is a stubborn myth, bordering on a stereotype, that guaranteed basic income is a child only of the progressive left and poverty advocates. It’s not true, and never has been. Basic income has strong support across ideological lines, including from Conservative Sen. Hugh Segal and American federal bank governors. And there is compelling new evidence of that truth. This week the Canadian Chamber of Commerce joined the chorus calling on the federal government to create a basic income pilot to replace the one that was wrongly and prematurely cancelled by Doug Ford’s government.

A Panel Discussion - 20 November 2020 3-5pm AST / 11am-1pm PST / 2-4pm ESTCOVID-19 has highlighted the inadequacies of Canada’s social safety net. Basic Income is proposed as a solution to the financially precarious position that a growing number of Canadians, including students, find themselves in. This event is a collaboration between Meal Exchange, Basic Income Youth Network, Basic Income Nova Scotia, Basic Income Canada Network and the Canadian Federation of Students. Panelists: Jennifer Brady, Kendal David, Sofia Descalzi, Suman Roy and Sheila Regehr. *** Click here to register for the webinar.  

Basic Income WHY? The COVID-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on our communities as we know them, and it has exposed the reality that the Canadian social safety net is no longer working. Community residents are looking for help — help that preserves people’s dignity and provides adequate means to support for themselves and their families. That help should come quickly and it should be simple to access. Many have called for a Basic Income as a better way forward for all to ensure better health outcomes, adequate housing, nutrition, increased educational attainment and child development as well as ensuring positive psychological well-being.

The environment, our health, and economic well-being are inseparable. That's why Jagmeet Singh and the NDP are fighting to ensure all Canadians have the income they need to stay healthy. New Democrats fought for and delivered on enhancements to the CERB, pushed for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), Paid Sick Leave for every Canadian with the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), and we have done this by holding the Liberal Government to account for everyday people. New Democrats continue to fight for Canadians with the leadership of Leah Gazan, whose Motion 46 in the House of Commons calls for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income. Join:NDP Leader Jagmeet SinghNDP MP Leah GazanNDP MPP Suze MorrisonPublic Health Nurse and Urban Health Research Chair, Professor Josephine WongCity Councillor Kristyn Wong-TamToronto Centre NDP Candidate, Brian Chang

New leader of the Green Party of Canada, Annamie Paul and UBI Works founder, Floyd Marinescu, speak live tonight, Thursday, 22 October 2020 at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET on Universal Basic Income and its importance in our national recovery and Canada's future. Join us. RSVP to tune in LIVE on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annamiepaulgreen/posts/221742509375812.Or REGISTER HERE for Zoom: http://bit.ly/annamie-and-floyd  

On October 6, 2020, the Ottawa West-Nepean NDP hosted a virtual townhall on basic income, with special guests Leah Gazan (MP for Winnipeg Centre and sponsor of Motion 46), Sheila Regehr (chair of the Basic Income Canada Network), and Chloe Halpenny (founding member and co-chair of the Basic Income Canada Youth Network).