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Canada’s Basic Income Push | Toronto News
Global experts converge in Toronto for a landmark four-day congress on basic income, spotlighting Canada’s bold Senate bill S-206 — a national guaranteed livable income for all over 17, with no work requirements. Spearheaded by Senator Kim Pate, the bill draws inspiration from existing programs like the Canada Child Benefit and aims to fix flaws in current welfare systems that penalize work. Despite past setbacks — including Ontario’s scrapped pilot, which drew hundreds of municipalities eager to join and showed clear economic uplift — critics warn of cost and moral risk. But advocates argue…
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