Finland is set to become the first European country to test a basic monthly income. Two thousand randomly chosen unemployed citizens will receive around $800 CDN per month over a two-year period to evaluate the initiative’s feasibility. The country is already home to a very generous social safety net, which
Sweden has launched a new plan to combat throwaway consumer culture and reduce emissions. Anyone who opts to have things – clothes, bicycles, fridges, washing machines, etc. – fixed instead of throwing them away will be rewarded with generous tax breaks. VAT (value-added tax) will be reduced from 25% to 12% on clothes,
Oh, Canada! Our progressive and tolerant land. The federal government yesterday announced plans to move towards new legislation that protects the rights of transgender people. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned the need for equality while speaking in Montreal on Monday, where he collected the Laurent McCutcheon Award for commitment to
Whatever your feelings about the incumbent government of Canada, most of us would probably agree that investing in cures for deadly diseases is money very well spent. So it’s great to hear that Canada will be donating $785 million to the fight against AIDs, tuberculosis, and malaria. Prime Minister Justin
India is taking some drastic measures to increase its forest game – and it’s pretty impressive (and expensive). The Narendra Modi government plans to drop a cool $6.2 billion to increase the country’s greenery with a bill called the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill. The project aims to increase India’s forest cover
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