M-46 GUARANTEED LIVABLE BASIC INCOME
43RD PARLIAMENT, 1ST SESSION

*** 23 September 2020 ***

MP Leah Gazan (NDP, Winnipeg Centre) placed on notice a Motion M-46 into the House on 10 August 2020 jointly seconded by one Liberal MP and six other NDP MPs. The motion was dropped when Parliament was prorogued later that month. On 23 September 2020, the motion was reinstated with three seconders, one MP from the Green Party and two other NDP MPs.

MOTION TEXT:

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should introduce legislation and work with provincial and territorial governments and Indigenous peoples to ensure that a guaranteed livable basic income (i) accounting for regional differences in living costs, (ii) for all Canadians over the age of 18, including single persons, students, families, seniors, persons with disabilities, temporary foreign workers, permanent residents, and refugee claimants, (iii) paid on a regular basis, (iv) not requiring participation in the labour market, education or training in order to be eligible, (v) in addition to current and future government public services and income supports meant to meet special, exceptional and other distinct needs and goals rather than basic needs, including accessible affordable social housing and expanded health services, replace the Canada Emergency Response Benefit on an ongoing and permanent basis in a concerted effort to eradicate poverty and ensure the respect, dignity and security of all persons in respect of Canada’s domestic and international legal obligations.