Reconciling Crisis Basic Income and Wage Subsides in a COVID-19 World

The current COVID-19 health and economic challenges are unprecedented. The pause being imposed on the Canadian and global economy will large short term costs and likely impose numerous long term challenges as well. Two fifths of Canadians already have lost, and another fifth expect to lose, work and income due to COVID-19A million Canadians have applied for Employment Insurance between March 16 and March 22.