Support provincial and national efforts to implement a guaranteed annual livable income.

First Voice has revised the wording of this Call for Change to read “guaranteed annual livable income” from the former wording “Universal Basic Income”. This wording is more aligned with other efforts, including Call for Justice 4.5 of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

First Voice: Published policy brief

First Voice publicly released a policy brief on April 30, 2024, proposing that the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador consider implementing a Universal Basic Income (UBI) to address the growing cost-of-living crisis. The policy brief was shared with the provincial government as part of the biannual minimum wage review process and in a meeting between First Voice and the All-Party Committee on Basic Income on May 13, 2024. 

Food First NL: Joint submission to All-Party Committee on Basic Income

Food First NL led a submission to the All-Party Committee on Basic Income in May 2024. This submission referenced First Voice’s policy brief described above and was co-signed by six additional community organizations including First Light. Food First is also supporting the basic income movement locally by connecting with national organizations and providing secretariat support to Basic Income NL, an informal network of community organizations working to advance basic income.