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Pierre Madden

If I explain marriage to you, will you fall in love?

Youtube version Of course not! That's silly. You have to be in love first, before even thinking about marriage. Yet how much explaining...

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All swans are white

As part of the Public Conversation on Intergenerational Solidarity and Equity, the moderator of the debate on public services and...

Pierre Madden

Instead of a kitty (the Generations Fund), make Basic Income our intergenerational legacy

The Institut du nouveau monde (INM), a non-partisan organization whose mission is ̂to promote citizen participation in democratic life,...

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Economist pooh-poohs Basic Income. I'm not having it!

Here we have Stephen Gordon, an economist, weighing in on Universal Basic Income (UBI). He is addressing the issue of cost, certainly one...

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Neither universal nor individual nor unconditional

You may find me harsh with the Quebec government. When you introduce a basic income, you have to start somewhere. Here is what I wrote in...

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Why "Basic Income" is Good in Greece and Bad in Québec

Both Greece and the province of Québec have adopted a form of UBI. Neither program qualifies as a genuine Basic Income because both are...

Pierre Madden

The Robots are Coming for Our Jobs

66 millions d'emplois menacés par les robots cries the headline in the French magazine L'Express. "66 million jobs threatened by robots."...

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Liberal Party of Canada Adopts Basic Income as Official Policy for a Third Time

Version française Yesterday, at their National Convention in Halifax, the members of the Liberal Party of Canada adopted Basic Income as...

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Reaction to Bill 173: it establishes a Deserving Income and not an authentic Basic Income

Bill n°173 : An Act mainly to introduce a basic income for persons with a severely limited capacity for employment Who can be against a...