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In this new and revised edition, Evelyn L. Forget offers a clear\u2010eyed look at how these emergency measures could be transformed into a program that ensures an adequate basic income for every Canadian.<\/p>\n
Forget details what we can learn from earlier basic income experiments in Canada and internationally. She weighs the options, investigates whether Canadians can afford a permanent basic income program and describes how it could best be implemented across the country.<\/p>\n
This accessible book offers everything a reader needs to decide if a basic income program is the right follow-up to the short-term government response to 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