All Canadian Youth Deserve a Future: A Conversation with Chloe Halpenny about Guaranteed Livable Income

On this episode of Appointed, we continue our discussion on guaranteed livable income with the co-chair of the Basic Income Canada Youth Network, Chloe Halpenny. Chloe and Fregine explore the impact a guaranteed livable income could have on young people in Canada; decimate myths and stereotypes surrounding youth and work-ethic; and discuss the work being done by the Basic Income Canada Youth Network. Chloe Halpenny helped establish the Basic Income Canada Youth Network in 2019 and currently serves as the organization’s co-chair. Previously, Chloe had studied basic income during her master’s program at the University of Cambridge. Her dissertation, “Basic Income: A Feminist Proposal? Informing feminist analyses through the lived experience of Ontario Basic Income Pilot participants”, focused on the Ontario Basic Income Pilot project, which ran between 2018 and 2019 in three Ontario municipalities. Stay tuned for the next episode in the Guaranteed Livable Income series! Resources mentioned during the show: Learn more about the Basic Income Canada Youth Network here Join the Basic Income Canada Youth Network and subscribe to their newsletter here Read Senator Pate’s Guaranteed Livable Income perspective document here Chloe Halpenny’s Op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen Read Chloe Halpenny’s Master’s Dissertation here Further Reading: Basic Income for Canadians: The key to a healthier, happier, more secure life for all by Dr. Evelyn Forget "Economic analysis of child benefit bolsters case for national basic income" - article in The Sun Bootstraps Need Boots: One Tory’s Lonely Fight to End Poverty in Canada by Hugh Segal Learn more about the Ontario Basic Income Pilot Project here Humans of Basic Income - Photography Project by Jessie Golem