Karimi, Sirvan2026-05-252026-05-252021-02-14Karimi, S. (2021). Instead of a universal basic income, governments should enrich existing social programs. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAM.ehhqyqyvwhttps://doi.org/10.64628/AAM.ehhqyqyvwhttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/43747This article is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY-ND licence.Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of a universal basic income (UBI) has been touted by those across the political spectrum as a prospective model of social security that would provide guaranteed cash to citizens. But while UBI is desirable in principle, it’s not a magic solution to the intricate and perennial problems of poverty and income inequality. Furthermore, its implementation in Canada is not financially, administratively, politically or constitutionally feasible.enAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/PovertyInequalityCoronavirusQuebecHomelessnessJustin TrudeauUniversal basic income (UBI)Income gapGuaranteed basic incomeCOVID-19Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)Social programsc-magazine-newspaper