If this pandemic changes everything, can we do better for the most important workers?

In one of his recent press conferences Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, 'In a country like Canada no one should be abandoned.' The question is, does that only apply to the duration of the pandemic, or is that a permanent basic Canadian value?

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured on March 27, should introduce a 'basic income' program for all Canadian adults, writes Andrew Cardozo of the Pearson Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CARDOZO

April 9, 2020

COVID-19 is making us more aware of some absolute necessities of life. We seriously depend on cleaners to keep hospitals and supermarkets extremely clean. We need grocery store workers to keep those shelves stocked with the things we urgently need. Unload those ...

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