By the end of the Second World War, the thoughts of many Canadians were turning to how to build a better society. The sacrifices made and the spirit for change led to the creation of Canada’s social safety net, although its main elements – nationalized health care, public pensions, and unemployment insurance – took decades longer to fully create.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath seem eerily similar. Again, there were calls for “building back better.” Again, the hoped-for responses were muted by fiscal, inflationary and possible recessionary realities. But we believe the same desire for fundamental change exists today. The key is deciding how to move forward.
The author argues against basic income but expects to achieve a more equitable result in part by building strong communities.
I’m not sure that is possible in a low trust society like Canada which the government is determined to destroy by identity politics and mass immigration.
