Basic Income BC
@basicincomebc.bsky.social
Dignity. Stability. Opportunity.
Without a basic income, there is no just recovery or transition. BIBC joins groups across Canada advocating for a livable basic income guarantee.
https://basicincomebc.ca
Without a basic income, there is no just recovery or transition. BIBC joins groups across Canada advocating for a livable basic income guarantee.
https://basicincomebc.ca
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Many types of basic income already work today successfully.
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Basic Income Explained: Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) vs. Universal Basic Income (UBI)
We already have basic income models that work: guaranteed basic income to lower poverty and UBI dividends from common resources. We explain the differences and how they work together to provide econom...
www.ubiworks.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Many types of basic income already work today successfully.
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
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This initiative needs to be sped up and put in place ASAP.
Lots of newcomers to basic income learning the truth:
- 0 studies showed major drop in work
- saves taxpayers $ long-run (cheaper than poverty)
- most Canadians benefited from some sort of basic income (CCB, GIS)
- people in AI pretty much all support UBI
- it's not left or right (see Alaska's UBI)
- 0 studies showed major drop in work
- saves taxpayers $ long-run (cheaper than poverty)
- most Canadians benefited from some sort of basic income (CCB, GIS)
- people in AI pretty much all support UBI
- it's not left or right (see Alaska's UBI)
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This initiative needs to be sped up and put in place ASAP.
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LFG ✊🏼
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
LFG ✊🏼
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In the age of AI, it’s time to take UBI seriously.
We already have enough resources to meet everyone’s basic needs.
When we’re not fighting to survive, we can finally start to live and become who we’re meant to be. 💜
We already have enough resources to meet everyone’s basic needs.
When we’re not fighting to survive, we can finally start to live and become who we’re meant to be. 💜
October 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In the age of AI, it’s time to take UBI seriously.
We already have enough resources to meet everyone’s basic needs.
When we’re not fighting to survive, we can finally start to live and become who we’re meant to be. 💜
We already have enough resources to meet everyone’s basic needs.
When we’re not fighting to survive, we can finally start to live and become who we’re meant to be. 💜
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BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
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College and high school students who received $400 to pursue what mattered most to them scored significantly higher than non-recipients on measures like latent well-being, sense of purpose and sense of belonging, according to a study out of Cornell. https://wapo.st/3JxnrAG
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
College and high school students who received $400 to pursue what mattered most to them scored significantly higher than non-recipients on measures like latent well-being, sense of purpose and sense of belonging, according to a study out of Cornell. https://wapo.st/3JxnrAG
A large group of organizations across Canada supported this statement, pointing out the need for and absence of a BIG in the fed's budget:
Canada’s Most Important Capital Is Human —To Build Canada Strong, Guarantee a Basic Income FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OTTAWA, NOVEMBER 4, 2025
Canada’s Most Important Capital Is Human —To Build Canada Strong, Guarantee a Basic Income FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OTTAWA, NOVEMBER 4, 2025
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A large group of organizations across Canada supported this statement, pointing out the need for and absence of a BIG in the fed's budget:
Canada’s Most Important Capital Is Human —To Build Canada Strong, Guarantee a Basic Income FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OTTAWA, NOVEMBER 4, 2025
Canada’s Most Important Capital Is Human —To Build Canada Strong, Guarantee a Basic Income FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OTTAWA, NOVEMBER 4, 2025
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This is also pretty mainstream centrist policy
BREAKING🍁: 2025 Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty recommends a basic income floor to ensure everyone reaches at least the poverty line
This is pretty reasonable.
This is pretty reasonable.
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
This is also pretty mainstream centrist policy
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NEW: Madison, Wisconsin experimented with giving low-income families $500 a month in guaranteed income for one year.
The results show improvements in financial resilience, better health choices, and higher rates of employment.
Read the full report at: www.guaranteedincomeworks.org/data-from-ma...
The results show improvements in financial resilience, better health choices, and higher rates of employment.
Read the full report at: www.guaranteedincomeworks.org/data-from-ma...
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Madison, Wisconsin experimented with giving low-income families $500 a month in guaranteed income for one year.
The results show improvements in financial resilience, better health choices, and higher rates of employment.
Read the full report at: www.guaranteedincomeworks.org/data-from-ma...
The results show improvements in financial resilience, better health choices, and higher rates of employment.
Read the full report at: www.guaranteedincomeworks.org/data-from-ma...
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In a win for the arts and universal basic income, Ireland plans to make permanent a $1,500-a-month pilot program for artists, citing benefits to creativity, mental health, and financial stability.
Ireland plans to make a $1,500 a month basic income for artists permanent
Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts experiment has given creatives a weekly payment for three years. Now, a permanent program could be on the way.
www.businessinsider.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In a win for the arts and universal basic income, Ireland plans to make permanent a $1,500-a-month pilot program for artists, citing benefits to creativity, mental health, and financial stability.
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What do we do when we lose our income and have higher utility prices? People are running out of time; it's time to open up the conversation for a federal basic income.
October 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What do we do when we lose our income and have higher utility prices? People are running out of time; it's time to open up the conversation for a federal basic income.
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Great way to start the week as a group of New Jersey lawmakers have apparently started floating the case for a nationwide #BasicIncome pilot
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October 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Great way to start the week as a group of New Jersey lawmakers have apparently started floating the case for a nationwide #BasicIncome pilot
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The Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act’s cosponsors include Reps. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-At Large), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Henry “Hank” Johnson (GA-04), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15).
Working families see a fraction of the profits of their labor. Many live paycheck-to-paycheck. Automation & A.I. could benefit all but tech is controlled by a few billionaires. Millions could lose their livelihoods. Time to support @repbonnie.bsky.social pilot bill – UBI for all.
Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces Bill to Establish a Guaranteed Income
The Official U.S. Congressional website of Bonnie Watson Coleman
watsoncoleman.house.gov
October 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act’s cosponsors include Reps. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-At Large), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Henry “Hank” Johnson (GA-04), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15).
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With basic income, we're not just surviving—we're building a future where everyone can thrive.
That's the power of economic freedom.
That's the power of economic freedom.
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
With basic income, we're not just surviving—we're building a future where everyone can thrive.
That's the power of economic freedom.
That's the power of economic freedom.
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Canada vowed to end #poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions. By Jasmine Ramze Rezaee and Leila Sarangi @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada set a poverty reduction goal. We’re falling behind. - CCPA
Canada vowed to end poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions.
www.policyalternatives.ca
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Canada vowed to end #poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions. By Jasmine Ramze Rezaee and Leila Sarangi @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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“...[W]e can expect wider employment gaps, wider pay gaps and the erosion of access to critical employment benefits,” explain @policyalternatives.ca senior economist @davidmaccdn.bsky.social and senior researcher @kjscott.bsky.social #cdnpoli ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Cuts will impact women and racialized public servants disproportionately, new analysis says
An estimated 59 per cent of the workers cut will be women, according to a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
ottawacitizen.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“...[W]e can expect wider employment gaps, wider pay gaps and the erosion of access to critical employment benefits,” explain @policyalternatives.ca senior economist @davidmaccdn.bsky.social and senior researcher @kjscott.bsky.social #cdnpoli ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
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“My main goal in life is to be a great mom to my kids,” shares guaranteed income recipient Deneader. In “Front & Center,” she opens up on how the no-strings-attached payments help her make her children’s dreams possible. msmagazine.com/2025/10/09/l...
‘I Don’t Want to Live in Low-Income Housing Forever’: How Guaranteed Income Is Helping One Mom Dream Bigger
‘I Don’t Want to Live in Low-Income Housing Forever’: How Guaranteed Income Is Helping One Mom Dream Bigger
msmagazine.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“My main goal in life is to be a great mom to my kids,” shares guaranteed income recipient Deneader. In “Front & Center,” she opens up on how the no-strings-attached payments help her make her children’s dreams possible. msmagazine.com/2025/10/09/l...
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"[Basic income] could mean the difference between a soft landing with minimal financial strife, and a hard fall that stresses both personal households and other shrinking social safety nets."
thehill.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"[Basic income] could mean the difference between a soft landing with minimal financial strife, and a hard fall that stresses both personal households and other shrinking social safety nets."
This petition drive for an all-party supported PEI demonstration project ends January 2nd.
This is the best chance Canada has right now to get the ball rolling on a basic income.
Please sign and share!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
This is the best chance Canada has right now to get the ball rolling on a basic income.
Please sign and share!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
October 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This petition drive for an all-party supported PEI demonstration project ends January 2nd.
This is the best chance Canada has right now to get the ball rolling on a basic income.
Please sign and share!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
This is the best chance Canada has right now to get the ball rolling on a basic income.
Please sign and share!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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NEW: The income gap in Canada has reached a record high.
In 2025 Q1, the top 20% of households held 64.7% of all wealth, while the bottom 40% accounted for just 3.3%.
Read the latest issue of Class Struggle from Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/the-income-g...
In 2025 Q1, the top 20% of households held 64.7% of all wealth, while the bottom 40% accounted for just 3.3%.
Read the latest issue of Class Struggle from Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/the-income-g...
The Income Gap In Canada Has Reached A Record High
The wealthiest amass more through higher salaries and passive income, while workers face stagnating wages.
www.readthemaple.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
NEW: The income gap in Canada has reached a record high.
In 2025 Q1, the top 20% of households held 64.7% of all wealth, while the bottom 40% accounted for just 3.3%.
Read the latest issue of Class Struggle from Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/the-income-g...
In 2025 Q1, the top 20% of households held 64.7% of all wealth, while the bottom 40% accounted for just 3.3%.
Read the latest issue of Class Struggle from Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/the-income-g...
Including members of BIBC 😊 but, of course, the important part is the work being done and how you can also help right now!
here 👇
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
here 👇
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Including members of BIBC 😊 but, of course, the important part is the work being done and how you can also help right now!
here 👇
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
here 👇
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Universality -beginning with universal, unconditional Basic Income, Healthcare and Education- is the foundation for a PEOPLE FIRST society. A society that views the fundamental needs of humanity as the central responsibility of governance. Not corporations, not religions, *people*.
October 12, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Universality -beginning with universal, unconditional Basic Income, Healthcare and Education- is the foundation for a PEOPLE FIRST society. A society that views the fundamental needs of humanity as the central responsibility of governance. Not corporations, not religions, *people*.