‘No adequate substitute’ for basic income, says Greens’ Paul, amid B.C. report rejecting idea

The call for Ottawa to back a guaranteed livable income has gained traction in recent months, with proponents saying it should replace the range of COVID-19 relief measures the feds have rolled out.

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured in December 2020, says the development of the now-defunct Canada Emergency Response Benefit 'saved lives' while highlighting the 'need and gap that exists' in the country's social safety net.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

February 8, 2021

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul says the pandemic has made clear guaranteed basic income’s " time has come," rebuffing the “regrettable conclusions” in a recent academic

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