(May 21, 2021) This episode of Talking UP takes on the issue of Basic Income. Many Canadians were pulled from the brink of poverty when the federal government instituted the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, which provided a form of basic income. It was inconceivable until it happened. Yet, political thinkers for the four centuries have advocate that wealth … [Read more...] about Talking UP with Jamie Swift and Elaine Power, authors of ‘The Case for Basic Income’
Jamie Swift
The Case for Basic Income: An anti-poverty strategy
By Ginelle Skerritt (May 21, 2021) The Case for Basic Income: Freedom, Security, Justice, Jamie Swift and Elaine Power, Between the Lines, May 3, 2021, 208 pp., $24.95 You may recognize author Jamie Swift from his work as a documentary producer for Ideas on CBC radio. He is also a writer and has been a business professor. His latest book, The Case for Basic Income: … [Read more...] about The Case for Basic Income: An anti-poverty strategy