Category: Poverty
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Basic Income In The Neoliberal Age
From the very first days of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), at the beginning of the 1990s, we have found ourselves on the front lines of a war on … Keep reading »
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The Neoliberal Danger of Basic Income
The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) has drawn up the following statement on basic income (BI). It makes the case that, progressive hopes to the contrary notwithstanding, BI is being … Keep reading »
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Intentional Neglect or Callous Oversight?
How ‘Progressive’ Basic Income Proposals Fail Migrants In the debate around the pros and cons of basic income, the implications for immigrants are seldom discussed. This omission, whether intentional or … Keep reading »
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The Neoliberal Writing on the Wall: Ontario’s Basic Income Experiment
Since 2010, the UK has endured a political regime that can be considered a cutting edge of the austerity agenda. Through the film, I, Daniel Blake, people around the world … Keep reading »
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$15 and Fairness Shakes Up Ontario
The Fight for $15 and Fairness scored a big victory on May 30 when the Ontario Liberals announced they would raise the minimum wage to $15 by January 1, 2019. … Keep reading »
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Basic Income and the Left: The Political and Economic Problems
Should the Left and labour support a demand for a Basic Income (BI)? This simple question has provoked a fervent and confusing debate. The discussion over BI touches on real … Keep reading »
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What Basic Income Means for Disabled People
Disabled people in Ontario are much more likely to experience poverty than non-disabled people. Many have to live on sub-poverty payments under the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) or the … Keep reading »
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John Clarke – Basic Income: A Way Forward for the Left?
Toronto – 13 April 2017. The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been championed by both progressives and conservatives. Not everyone on the left, however, is behind the … Watch video »
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Toronto Mayor’s Housing Policies Costs Lives
Eighty people have died in the last two years as a direct result of homelessness in Toronto. That’s one homeless person dying every 10 days. In 1985, people fighting homelessness … Keep reading »
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Basic Income: Progressive Dreams Meet Neoliberal Realities
Up until now, the concept of Basic Income (BI) has enjoyed a greater history of being proposed than of being implemented. We may well b approaching a period, however, when … Keep reading »
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Bursting at the Seams
A short video on the crisis of brutal overcrowding in Toronto’s homeless shelters and a call to action. Watch video »
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Ontario’s Austerity Government Sets Basic Income Trap
The Ontario Government’s Adviser on Basic Income (BI), Hugh Segal, has released his much heralded discussion paper, “Finding a Better Way,” that sets out his proposals for a lengthy BI … Keep reading »