There is much evidence indicating why a Basic Income is now urgently needed. However, implementing a national program will not be simple due to the diversity within Canadian society. Added to this is the complexity of jurisdictional responsibilities as well as the plethora of existing social assistance programs at all levels of government.

How the program is designed, developed, tested and implemented will have definite impact on its acceptance and sustainability.

Joe's Op-Ed about this important consideration in implementing a Basic Income was published in The Hill Times, 25 October 2017.

Joe Foster has been a long-time advocate for a Basic Income from the perspective of human rights, politics and economics and is presently the OBIN Coordinating Team Facilitator.

Basic income: the case for incrementalism - How the program is designed, developed, tested and implemented will have definite impact on its acceptance and sustainability.

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