What is a universal basic income?

Several countries have tested UBI, including Canada, Brazil, Kenya, Germany and Finland. Finland, for example, gave participants 560 euros ($804 CAD) per month. The support behind a universal basic income has grown but so have arguments against it.

Example: “Finland ran a year-long UBI program from 2017 to 2018.”

Read more on universal basic income:

• Explainer: What is Universal Basic Income?
  UBI is proposed as a way to ensure that all households have the economic means to be able to afford a modest, basic standard of living. But how does it work, who would receive it and who would pay for it?
• 4 questions you probably have about basic income
  Ontario is testing the program. Here’s how it works