Social Issues
Basic Income: A lost opportunity for Lindsay business owners
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.” Charles Dickens,… Continue reading “Basic Income: A lost opportunity for Lindsay business owners”
City receives 2018 Homelessness Registry Final Report
The results of this year’s Homelessness Enumeration Report for the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton were presented… Continue reading “City receives 2018 Homelessness Registry Final Report”
Letham signs joint letter requesting Feds take over Basic Income Pilot
City of Kawartha Lakes Mayor Andy Letham, Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger along with Chris Friel, Mayor of Brantford, and Keith… Continue reading “Letham signs joint letter requesting Feds take over Basic Income Pilot”
A view from Scotland on Ontario’s basic income pilot
As a Scot and a leading Basic Income advocate, I was delighted to see the leadership of Ontario demonstrated in… Continue reading “A view from Scotland on Ontario’s basic income pilot”
Intent to file class action lawsuit sparked in Lindsay over Basic Income cancellation
The fight for basic income has moved to the courts. An intent to file a class action lawsuit against the… Continue reading “Intent to file class action lawsuit sparked in Lindsay over Basic Income cancellation”
Kawartha Lakes Classic raises funds for A Place Called Home
On Saturday morning 273 cyclists experienced the countryside up-close, rolling along the quiet back roads that knit together our region. It… Continue reading “Kawartha Lakes Classic raises funds for A Place Called Home”
How much is enough? The politics of capitalism and wealth
Many of us who work at The Advocate spend a lot of time thinking about how life could be better… Continue reading “How much is enough? The politics of capitalism and wealth”
