basic income – The 905er

Taking Ontario to Court over Basic Income

Joel Macleod — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000

When we started this podcast, one of the first episodes we ever did was covering the aftermath of the basic

The 905 Round-Up: Health Care Collapse and Land Grabs for the Rich

Roland Tanner — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:24:30 +0000

The gloves are off for the PC Government as they attack anything and everything that stands in the way of their most generous donors. Meanwhile healthcare approaches collapse, and the minimum wage falls further and further behind the actual minimum cost of living.

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The Need for a Living Wage in the 905

Roland Tanner — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:48:12 +0000

This month the Ontario government announced it would be raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour.⁠ We invited Craig Pickthorne of the network to discuss the increase and need for a living, not minimum, wage.

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32: The 905er Looks Back on the Year That Was, Part 2

Roland Tanner — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000

In the final two episodes of 2020, Joel and Roland look back over the first six months of the 905er podcast and themes that emerged. In part two, it's Joel's turn to pick the stories that he enjoyed most.

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Episode 11: Hope and Betrayal – the human stories and human cost of Ontario’s cancelled Basic Income Pilot

Roland Tanner — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:40:12 +0000

Deirdre Pike and Jessie Golem give a fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking account of the Basic Income Pilot.

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