Opinion

Authors make the case for basic income strategy

waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:33:28 -0500

In November 2017 people lined up for hours in Lindsay, Ont., in hopes of registering for Ontario��Ƶapp basic income pilot program.

John Milloy: Catholics called to action

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:22:37 -0400

When will things go back to the way they used to be? Catholics should hope never.

Economic rules primed for a change

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 14:00:00 -0400

As cases of COVID-19 peak in Canada and talk ramps up about reopening the economy, the economy we return to may not be the same.

Editorial: A worthy idea

editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:09:34 -0400

Among the lessons driven home by the COVID-19 crisis is that people and societies are morally bound to care for one another. This care is accomplished in many ways but one gaining wide attention, including encouragement from Pope Francis, is the potential merit of paying everyone a state-guaranteed income.

Pope Francis calls for universal basic income

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:38:19 -0400

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has joined a growing movement that believes the COVID-19 crisis should become a catalyst to consider a universal basic wage to guarantee everyone a minimum income.

Aid programs a model for basic income

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 14:00:00 -0400

Many of the financial measures being rolled out by governments to help people weather the COVID-19 storm would be unnecessary if Canada had a basic income policy, say basic income advocates.