A Conversation with Sheila Regehr: The Economic and Moral Case for a Guaranteed Livable Income

Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre

More information about this episode's guest, Sheila Regehr (as seen here, on Basic Income Canada Network): Sheila is a founding member of the Basic Income Canada Network and former Executive Director of the National Council of Welfare. Her 29 years of federal public service spanned front-line work, policy analysis and development, international relations and senior management, with a focus on improving fairness and equality, and on gender and race in particular. She has policy expertise in areas of income security and taxation, such as child tax benefits, child support, maternity/parental benefits, pensions and social assistance. Her insight also comes from experiencing poverty as a young parent. Sheila is grateful, in her retirement, to have resources, time and health to do volunteer work and help care for twin grandsons.

Click here to access the website of Basic Income Now, a campaign coordinated by Canada's leading Basic Income organizations and allies (including Basic Income Canada Network).

For more information on Guaranteed Livable Income:

Click here to access the Perspectives document on Guaranteed Livable Income by Senator Pate.

Resources and cases mentioned during the episode:

Click here to access a CBC news article entitled "Nearly $2 million spent on clearing encampments should have gone to housing, advocates say" by Muriel Draaisma, related to the cost of the expulsion of "tent cities" in Toronto, discussed at the 3:00 minute mark.

Click here to access the brief document summarizing policy options suggested by Basic Income Canada Network, discussed at the 11:54 minute mark.