1/2 Bill S-233 calls for the creation of a national "framework" to allow the federal government to begin studying a "guaranteed livable basic income" program in Canada.
2/2 Senators overwhelmed by emails, calls pushing conspiracy theories about #basicincome legislation | CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/…
1/2 In other words, conservative #fearmongering has whipped-up "pawns" to catastrophize about a review that has yet to take place. Perhaps these people being used as pawns don't know the conservatives have opposed every social program ever brought before Parliament.
2/2 They have conveniently forgotten all of our social programs came from Liberal Party minority gov'ts with 3rd party support.
Bill S-233 setting up a national framework for studying a #guaranteedlivablebasicincome program in Canada.
I assume due to #conservativefearmongering a puppet army of catastrophizing pawns will write masses of letters opposing every social program found in the #SupplyandConfidenceAgreement dental care, pharma care, Safe Long-Term Care Act, etc. 🙄
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