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Has enthusiasm for the CERB paved the way for a universal basic income?

Has enthusiasm for the CERB paved the way for a universal basic income?

The economic salve of the CERB has changed attitudes about income assistance as COVID-19 has exposed fragility in many facets of the Canadian economy. But as Nadine Yousif writes, a universal basic income that could cost tens of billions a year is not without its critics.

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