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Gould says she would chart a 'path' to a basic personal income (www.nationalobserver.com)
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The idea of a basic personal income in Canada gained traction after the pandemic when the government provided an emergency income benefit to millions of Canadians who lost their jobs because of COVID-19 restrictions.

NDP MP Leah Gazan introduced a private member's bill in 2021 to create a national framework for a universal basic income but the bill never made it beyond first reading.

A similar bill introduced in the Senate by Sen. Kim Pate was in the midst of being studied by a committee when Parliament was prorogued last month.

In 2021, the parliamentary budget officer published an analysis suggesting it would cost $85 billion to provide $17,000 to low-income Canadian families and would cut poverty rates in half.

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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

As far as Liberal leader candidates go Gould is the one I'd prefer. Carney is an investment banker who's most significant appointments came under two different conservative governments and represents a neoliberal status quo which will fail to address any of the problems Canada is facing. This will set up the CPC for another potential win in the election after next, assuming they don't win the upcoming one. Gould on the other hand could be at home in the NDP and a lot of her positions could actually be transformative. Sadly, elections are won on vibes and Carney is the vibes candidate.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like both.Gould and Carney. I think you're being unfair to the latter; look at his policies in more detail and I don't think he's to the right of Trudeau. Right of Gould, sure, but still nowhere near a conservative, especially the current iteration of that party.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/mark-carney-had-a-chance-to-weigh-in-one-of-the-defining-issues-facing-canada/article_8bb1815a-1149-11ef-a91a-43a3f346fa12.html ( archive)

MP Nate Erskine-Smith asked Carney what he would do about Canada’s growing wealth inequality. Carney’s answer was a bit unfocused, but he made two points clearly: 1) Let’s hope wealthy people give more to charity, and 2) We shouldn’t only focus on redistribution.

This is within the context of the greatest wealth inequality that has existed in Canada, ever. Mark Carney is not serious about fixing what ails Canada. As far as not being to the right of Trudeau, economically Trudeau also represents the neoliberal status quo that is not addressing our issues. Even if I grant that is true, it's not a point in his favour.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

OK, sure, but he has good policies on housing and climate change, for example. Let's not fall into the trap of US voters who didn't vote for Harris because she didn't align with 100% of their preferences.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Carney's housing policies aren't offering anything that Gould isn't, except that Gould is promising to make non-market cooperative housing an important plank of her platform, where I happen to think that non-market solutions are the actual fix to most of Canada's current problems.

But really, I was never voting Liberal anyways on account of their position that the 'right' to strike is contingent on the approval of the sitting government.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You're exactly right on the vibes point. Gould is practically tied at the hip to Trudeau, and would easily give the Conservatives a majority. Honestly I think they'll win a majority regardless, but Carney might be able to at least keep an official party status.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

FWIW all of the major pollsters have Carney at minimum forcing a conservative minority, if not winning outright.

[–] fourish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Either of these is acceptable to me. I really want to vote NDP but they have a messaging problem though I think Jagmeet is a solid guy who was quite personable when I met him.