Canadian Liberal leadership candidate promises basic income within a year if elected.

Liberal MP Karina Gould, one of five candidates in the race for the Liberal Party leadership, has pledged to establish a basic personal income within a year of winning the race. She also plans to modernize social safety programs like employment insurance to make them more accessible. The idea of a basic income gained popularity during the pandemic when the Canadian government provided emergency income benefits to millions who lost their jobs.

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