What Can We Learn from the BC Basic Income Panel? With Lindsay Tedds
Fixing up housing policy - from research to realityShow Notes
The BC Expert Panel on Basic Income did not recommend a broad basic income for that province, but did recommend three targeted basic incomes (for people with disabilities, youth aging out of care and renters). Dr. Lindsay Tedds, one of the members of the panel, joins Robbie Brydon and Cynthia Belaskie to discuss what they recommended, why they recommended it and the evidence behind several of their recommendations. Could any province implement a basic income or would it require the federal government? Do asset tests provide a gatekeeping function or just cause people in need to burn through what resources they have? Dr. Tedds tackles these questions and many more.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://mihe.mcmaster.ca/podcast
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