Basic Income Nova Scotia (BIG-NS) held the rally at Grand Parade to mark International Basic Income Day, with members creating signs and chalk drawings to draw attention to their message. People walk through a Halifax rally marking International Basic Income Day. (Haley Ryan/CBC)BIG-NS is part of the national Basic Income Canada Network, which notes there are usually two major models of the strategy. The report shows nearly three-quarters of respondents who were working when the pilot project began kept going while receiving basic income. But generally, advocates have talked about setting guaranteed basic income at around $20,000 a year for a single person between ages of 18 and 64.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2021 19:03 UTC