441-02900 (Social affairs and equality)

WHEREAS:

• In November 2020, the final report of the Prince Edward Island Special Committee on Poverty in PEI recommended that the Government of Prince Edward Island begin immediate negotiations with the Government of Canada to develop and implement a Basic Income Guarantee demonstration program for Prince Edward Island;

• This report has the support of all political parties in Prince Edward Island; and

• This demonstration Program will benefit all of Canada, as poverty is the primary social determinant of heath and requires bold and creative approaches to understand and address its root causes and consequences in Canada.

THEREFORE, we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to begin immediate negotiations with the Government of Prince Edward Island to develop and implement a Basic Income Guarantee demonstration program in the province of PEI that will be administered, monitored, and evaluated for at least five years.