#47 - Universal Basic Income and Canadian Immigration

This episode is about the concept of a universal basic income and how it would work in Canada. We are joined by Sheila Regehr and Sameer Nurmohamed of Basic Income Canada Network. We discuss which type of immigrants (permanent residents, workers, students, asylum claimants, people without status) etc. would be eligible, whether a basic income would impact other public funding for services like legal aid, whether it would cause inflation, and more.5:30 What are different models of universal basic income? 9:00How is the amount of basic income calculated? 10:45What was the Ontario pilot project?12:45In practice is there a difference between an income guarantee model and a flat-payment model?14:30Do wealthy people get the same payment and benefit under a universal basic income? 15:30How would a universal basic income be funded? 23:45Would a universal basic income replace other services like legal aid? 28:25A review of Motion 46 - GUARANTEED LIVABLE BASIC INCOME30:35Would international students, foreign workers, permanent residents, asylum claimants, people without status, etc. be eligible to receive a universal basic income?42:00What would the labour market interaction be with a universal basic income in terms of its impact on wages? 45:00Would immigrants abuse a universal basic income system? 47:30How have the impacts of the CERB impacted peoples’ perspectives on how a universal basic income would work? 56:00Would a guaranteed basic income cause inflation or people gauging marginalized individuals? 1:03Where can people learn more?

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