EPISODE · Jul 23, 2021 · 24 MIN
A Conversation with Dr. Peter Graefe: What we can learn from the McMaster University study "Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Ontario Workers, Workplaces and Families"
from Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre · host Kim Pate
Additional reading & resources: Dr. Forget’s book: “Basic Income for Canadians: The key to a healthier, happier, more secure life for allClick here to access the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s “Costing a Guaranteed Basic Income During the COVID Pandemic” report.Click here to access the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s “Costing a National Guaranteed Basic Income Using the Ontario Basic Income Model” report.Read Senator Pate's Guaranteed Livable Income perspective document hereThe Town with No Poverty: The Health Effects of a Canadian Guaranteed Annual Income Field Experiment, Canadian Public Policy, Vol 37, No 3, 1 October 2011 by Evelyn Forget,Basic Income in a Small Town: Understanding the Elusive Effects on Work by David Calnitsky, Jonathan P. Latner
What this episode covers
On this Episode, Senator Kim Pate is joined by Professor Peter Graefe from McMaster University’s School of Labour Studies. Kim and Dr. Graefe discuss McMaster University’s “COVID Economic and Social Effects Study (CESES)” research project, done in partnership with Mohammad Ferdosi, Dr. Wayne Lewchuk and Dr. Stephanie Ross. They look at how this study demonstrates a need for a guaranteed income, and the work that needs to be done to make a GLI a reality in Canada. Read the study here: https://labourstudies.mcmaster.ca/research/covid19-impact Read about the work that inspired the study here: https://hamiltonpoverty.ca/preview/
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