Comes a Time - Part 2 with Guest, Hugh Segal
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick
English - December 10, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBSociety & Culture innovation blake melnick cam brown knowledge knowledge management Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Comes a time when, as a result of unprecedented events, we need to consider change at the systemic level.
The Pandemic has “laid bare” many problems within our society, and inequities among citizens, which we now must take responsibility for addressing.
The pandemic has illustrated most acutely the growing socio-economic divide - The impact of COVID 19 has been particularly devastating on the poor and the ethnic minorities in our society. As Canadians, we have a front row seat to the drama playing out south of the border which illustrates what can happen when the gap between the haves and have nots; between the rich and poor becomes too large.
The future of our economy is at best uncertain - with mounting job losses, businesses shuttering across the country; the changing nature of work and school; the shifting economic and political relationships between, and amongst nations; the mounting climate crisis.
These are big, complex challenges requiring us to engage in #socialinnovation; To consider bold ideas to protect the health and well being of our citizens and our nation as a whole.
One such idea worthy of serious consideration is the implementation of #BasicIncomeforCanada.
Our guest for this two part episode, #Comesatime is @Hugh Segal, renown political strategist, author, commentator, academic and former senator...He is also the recognized champion of #basicincome for Canada .
In part 2 Hugh and I discuss results from recent studies and pilots related to #basicincome as well as the costs associated with implementation. Hugh also responds to the critics ...#ForWhatit'sWorth
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