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Navigating the politics of basic income

Opinion | BY JAMIE SWIFT, ELAINE POWER | May 12, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured on Nov. 23, 2020. One of the devilish details about basic income is the need for federal action. Despite widespread Liberal Party support, it’s safe to assume that Treasury Board and Finance officials, spooked by cost and prey to short-term thinking, remain an obstacle, write Jamie Swift and Elaine Power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE SWIFT, ELAINE POWER | May 12, 2021
Opinion | BY JAMIE SWIFT, ELAINE POWER | May 12, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured on Nov. 23, 2020. One of the devilish details about basic income is the need for federal action. Despite widespread Liberal Party support, it’s safe to assume that Treasury Board and Finance officials, spooked by cost and prey to short-term thinking, remain an obstacle, write Jamie Swift and Elaine Power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE SWIFT, ELAINE POWER | May 12, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured on Nov. 23, 2020. One of the devilish details about basic income is the need for federal action. Despite widespread Liberal Party support, it’s safe to assume that Treasury Board and Finance officials, spooked by cost and prey to short-term thinking, remain an obstacle, write Jamie Swift and Elaine Power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE SWIFT, ELAINE POWER | May 12, 2021
Opinion | BY JAMIE SWIFT, ELAINE POWER | May 12, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured on Nov. 23, 2020. One of the devilish details about basic income is the need for federal action. Despite widespread Liberal Party support, it’s safe to assume that Treasury Board and Finance officials, spooked by cost and prey to short-term thinking, remain an obstacle, write Jamie Swift and Elaine Power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade