Tag: universal basic income

  • Panel discussion explores economic justice

    Panel discussion explores economic justice

    “Loose the chains of injustice . . . set the oppressed free and break every yoke.” These words from Isaiah are not confined to dusty village squares thousands of years ago—they speak to us today. They compelled David Driedger, associate minister of First Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, to organize a panel discussion on the church…

  • My CERB story

    My CERB story

    Does the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) mean the federal government is paying people to not work during the COVID-19 pandemic? Does this prove that a universal basic income would cause a mass exodus from workplaces and weaken our economy? Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister seems to think so. I’m sure many agree with him. Gross…