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
Pinned
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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#GBI #UBI NOW
“Researchers found that participating families reported less economic hardship, reduced food insecurity, higher savings & improved well-being by the end of the pilot program. Parents had more time for their kids because they worked less OT, and they noticed improvements in school.“
“Researchers found that participating families reported less economic hardship, reduced food insecurity, higher savings & improved well-being by the end of the pilot program. Parents had more time for their kids because they worked less OT, and they noticed improvements in school.“
The results are in, and the City's guaranteed basic income pilot was a success! Just $500 a month lowered food insecurity, improved outcomes for children, and raised credit scores.
We live in wealthiest country on Earth. There's no excuse for poverty.
www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...
We live in wealthiest country on Earth. There's no excuse for poverty.
www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...
$500 monthly payments helped St. Louis families — then a lawsuit and a tornado hit
A new Washington University study found that St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income pilot program helped hundreds of families. But a lawsuit paused payments, and later crises deepened the financial strain...
www.stlpr.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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“Low-income workers are more likely to stay employed if they receive an unanticipated cash transfer, rather than leave the labor market, as most people worry they will,” said Dionne Pohler, the David and Alexandra Lipsky Professor in Dispute Resolution and Labor Relations at #CornellILR.
How ‘free money’ helped low-income workers stay employed | Cornell Chronicle
A small, unexpected tax benefit helped low-income Canadians continue working, contrary to what classic economic theory would predict.
news.cornell.edu
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“Low-income workers are more likely to stay employed if they receive an unanticipated cash transfer, rather than leave the labor market, as most people worry they will,” said Dionne Pohler, the David and Alexandra Lipsky Professor in Dispute Resolution and Labor Relations at #CornellILR.
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Please do have a read of some of David Graeber's words on the policy of Universal Basic Income.
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Please do have a read of some of David Graeber's words on the policy of Universal Basic Income.
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The National Farmers Union (NFU) plans to lobby the federal government for farmers to be guaranteed an annual basic income of $50,000.
www.canadiancattlemen.ca/daily/nation...
www.canadiancattlemen.ca/daily/nation...
National Farmers’ Union proposes guaranteed basic income for farmers - Canadian Cattlemen
The National Farmers Union (NFU) plans to lobby the federal government for farmers to be guaranteed an annual basic income of $50,000.
www.canadiancattlemen.ca
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The National Farmers Union (NFU) plans to lobby the federal government for farmers to be guaranteed an annual basic income of $50,000.
www.canadiancattlemen.ca/daily/nation...
www.canadiancattlemen.ca/daily/nation...
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NDP leadership candidate Tanille Johnston (@votetanille.bsky.social) just put basic income on the table in the debate.
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NDP leadership candidate Tanille Johnston (@votetanille.bsky.social) just put basic income on the table in the debate.
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This year’s theme, fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress, reminds us that many disabled people in Canada still face poverty, discrimination, institutionalization, and systemic barriers to essential supports.
#InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities #SenCA #CdnPoli
#InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities #SenCA #CdnPoli
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This year’s theme, fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress, reminds us that many disabled people in Canada still face poverty, discrimination, institutionalization, and systemic barriers to essential supports.
#InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities #SenCA #CdnPoli
#InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities #SenCA #CdnPoli
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Welcome to Legislators for Guaranteed Income, KY House Minority Whip, Joshua Watkins!
We are excited to partner with you and our growing coalition of state lawmakers advocating for direct cash policies.
We are excited to partner with you and our growing coalition of state lawmakers advocating for direct cash policies.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Welcome to Legislators for Guaranteed Income, KY House Minority Whip, Joshua Watkins!
We are excited to partner with you and our growing coalition of state lawmakers advocating for direct cash policies.
We are excited to partner with you and our growing coalition of state lawmakers advocating for direct cash policies.
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The Community Love Fund is a guaranteed income program built and run by abolitionist women.
This Program Gives Direct Cash Support to Incarcerated Women
The Community Love Fund is a guaranteed income program built and run by abolitionist women.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Community Love Fund is a guaranteed income program built and run by abolitionist women.
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basically what i'm already doing, without the stress of ever-shifting economics looming overhead.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
basically what i'm already doing, without the stress of ever-shifting economics looming overhead.
A project started by former Ontario Basic Income Pilot recipient and professional photographer Jessie Golem in which she gave voice to other recipients and what that income security meant to them:
www.jessiegolem.com/humans-of-ba...
www.jessiegolem.com/humans-of-ba...
Humans of Basic Income — Jessie Golem
This is an ongoing portrait series featuring the citizens of Ontario who were part of the prematurely cancelled Basic Income Pilot Project and their stories. On July 31st, 2018, the Ontario Progressiv...
www.jessiegolem.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A project started by former Ontario Basic Income Pilot recipient and professional photographer Jessie Golem in which she gave voice to other recipients and what that income security meant to them:
www.jessiegolem.com/humans-of-ba...
www.jessiegolem.com/humans-of-ba...
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Basic income is about equality of opportunity.
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Basic income is about equality of opportunity.
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It’s happening! The countdown to the 2026 BIEN Congress, landing in Philadelphia 27–29 July, has officially begun.
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
It’s happening! The countdown to the 2026 BIEN Congress, landing in Philadelphia 27–29 July, has officially begun.
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Breaking: Canadian farmers plan to lobby the federal government to implement a guaranteed annual income and a cap on the profits of the major grocery store chains in the country.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Breaking: Canadian farmers plan to lobby the federal government to implement a guaranteed annual income and a cap on the profits of the major grocery store chains in the country.
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I trust millions of people to make better decisions on how to spend their money than the government can.
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I trust millions of people to make better decisions on how to spend their money than the government can.
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Good news as Oregon #BasicIncome pilot leads to 'staggering' decrease in homelessness for recipients
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November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Good news as Oregon #BasicIncome pilot leads to 'staggering' decrease in homelessness for recipients
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And it would be very easy if we did:
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
For the first time we have the power to decide the fate of our planet and ourselves. This is a time of great danger, but our species is young and curious and brave and shows much promise.
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
July 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
And it would be very easy if we did:
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
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📢 Bill S206 has been referred to the Senate Committee on National Finance for study. Check out our latest news release here.
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
📢 Bill S206 has been referred to the Senate Committee on National Finance for study. Check out our latest news release here.
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
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Possibly the BIGist UBI news of my lifetime so far: "The Marshall Islands Just Quietly Implemented the First National Universal Basic Income (UBI)." Scott Santens, Nov 19, 2025
The Marshall Islands Just Quietly Implemented the First National Universal Basic Income (UBI)
How the Marshall Islands built the first nationwide universal basic income, funded by a US-capitalized Compact Trust Fund, and what it means for UBI everywhere.
scottsantens.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Possibly the BIGist UBI news of my lifetime so far: "The Marshall Islands Just Quietly Implemented the First National Universal Basic Income (UBI)." Scott Santens, Nov 19, 2025
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United Way of Pierce County, WA and Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services CEOs call for guaranteed income:
"A statewide direct cash-transfer pilot for pregnant people and new parents will help ensure that those who do choose to grow their families can do so with stability, dignity, and support."
"A statewide direct cash-transfer pilot for pregnant people and new parents will help ensure that those who do choose to grow their families can do so with stability, dignity, and support."
Providing cash to help moms and babies works. WA should lead • Washington State Standard
COMMENTARY | Costs have outpaced what most families can afford, especially during pregnancy and a baby’s first year.
washingtonstatestandard.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
United Way of Pierce County, WA and Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services CEOs call for guaranteed income:
"A statewide direct cash-transfer pilot for pregnant people and new parents will help ensure that those who do choose to grow their families can do so with stability, dignity, and support."
"A statewide direct cash-transfer pilot for pregnant people and new parents will help ensure that those who do choose to grow their families can do so with stability, dignity, and support."
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"The extra support from the [guaranteed income program] came at a time when my car was broken down, and it helped me get it fixed and cover basic bills. But it was about more than the money—it also gave me the positivity and hope that comes from being around people who want to see me succeed."
‘I’m Working Just to Survive’: A Single Mom on SNAP Cuts, Two Jobs and Big Dreams
‘I’m Working Just to Survive’: Single Mom in Jackson, Mississippi, on SNAP Cuts, Two Jobs, Big Dreams, Guaranteed Income and Magnolia Mother's Trust
msmagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"The extra support from the [guaranteed income program] came at a time when my car was broken down, and it helped me get it fixed and cover basic bills. But it was about more than the money—it also gave me the positivity and hope that comes from being around people who want to see me succeed."
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Why Canada's proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer - Basic Income Is.
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
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Why Canada’s proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer
Tax cuts are not what motivates investors or entrepreneurs, they’re not what creates jobs, and they undermine the things that do.
www.thestar.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Why Canada's proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer - Basic Income Is.
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
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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
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