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What is a Guaranteed Annual Income
Debate over whether Canada should institute a Guaranteed Annual Income (GAI) has a long history. As Professors Margot Young and James Mulvale explain, “the term “guaranteed income”… is used to signal reform proposals that advocate some variant of an income benefit scheme in which the state provides a minimum level of basic income on a continuing basis to every adult, irrespective of personal circumstances or need, with no or very few conditions attached.”
The notion of a Guaranteed Annual Income has received support from various anti-poverty advocates and community organizations, as well as Conservative Senator Hugh Segal.
Check out: Why Guaranteeing the Poor an Income Will Save Us All in the End, by Hugh Segal
