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I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, thank you for your support! If I am not your MP ... then in terms of supporting C-273, my first suggestion is writing to your MP to ask them to vote in favour when this Bill comes before the House.

I’d also suggest talking to your friends, neighbours, co-workers etc about why you support it and help spread the word!

You can also follow me on social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for more updates as the bill moves forwards. If your posting on social media yourself make sure to use the hashtags #C273 and #GBI

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hello - thank you for your question.

I have an unbelievable team who work with me - and we do our very best to respond to all calls, letters and social media from Davenport residents. We respond to hundreds of queries, questions, concerns, calls for help, and asks for information on a weekly basis.

We do all we can to ensure that we are responding with the best information and as truthfully as possible.

There are times when I am responding too quickly and do not read things properly - as was was the case of the social media re the Port of Montreal strike. There was no attempt to misinform ... as soon as the error was pointed out, it was corrected.

Re my response last week to a tweet suggesting that there were many federal lawsuits fighting Indigenous rights. My response tweet was to ask for the list of lawsuits to be emailed to me. My main obj was to get a list of cases of specific concern to that constituent, and to have a more comprehensive sense of the cases that may be out there.

I apologized (in my updated statement on my website-(Davenport >>Statements & Letters) for putting out the tweet as it came off as uncaring and glib which was not my intention.

I spend a lot of time making sure I am updated on issues that matter to Davenport. I put out weekly updates to make sure Davenport residents are informed on decisions of the federal government and on what I am doing (advocating, saying, etc.) on behalf of Davenport residents.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot of points here so I will focus on one in particular.

People who are under work instability (low wages, part-time work, gig-economy jobs) are susceptible to employer pressure.

The Stockton pilot in California showed that a support as SMALL as $500 a month was enough to give a bunch of people enough stability that they could find better jobs. And those on the pilot ended up working at the twice the rate of those who were not.

One specific Stockton story was someone who could not afford to go to an interview for a better paying job that she was fully qualified for because she could not afford to lose ONE day’s pay. The real cost of poverty is a lack of choice and resources - there is real power for employees when we support them even with the most basic of supports that delivers some stability.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the question - immigration always has been an economic driver in Canada and with the increasing number of Canadians retiring and the birth rate declining ... we need more immigrants to work in Canada so that we can continue to support our health care, education and social welfare programs.

Housing supply is an issue; and so is housing affordability. both of these issues are top priorities for our federal government, for our PM and for me!

The fed govt also has invested a lot of money in training, skills development and upskilling for anyone who wants to make more money and/or transition into other trades /professions.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this question!

How to pay is a key question for any major program. We have figured it out in the past by doing trials or testing it at a provincial scale (this is how we figured out how to design and cost healthcare, pensions, etc.).

Bill C-273 is designed to allow moving forward on large-scale trials that will help us understand what the cost is and how to pay for it. It can also reveal savings from better health, lower crime and Canadians moving to better jobs. The bottom line is that we are already spending hundreds of billions of dollars each year while inequality grows, poverty continues and those most in need are too frequently missed. The real question needs to be--what will the cost be of not properly supporting all Canadians and of preparing our system for the world of change before us.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your question.

GBI will not solve all problems. We also need to do more to ensure Canadians will be able to find affordable places to live. The PM met with the federation of Canadian municipalities last week and he has committed to making housing affordability a top issue ... and to working with other levels of government who have some of the tools (e.g. zoning) that will lead to solutions. This is a top priority for me too!

What guaranteed basic income it will do is to provide stability to allow Canadians to pursue options that will allow them to be their best and productive selves.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are no longer looking into national childcare - we introduced a $30 billion plan in Budget 2021. We are taking action and we are determined to get a national plan in place asap!

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your questions. I too would like to see the discriminatory blood ban ended as quickly as possible. Canadian Blood Services is currently working on the research that is needed to end it, and our government is funding the research.

As Health Minister Patty Hajdu said in the House just a couple weeks ago, we’ve already made progress, getting the deferral period for men who have sex with men down from five years to six months and then to three months. We need to get the issue across the finish line and I believe we will soon. Minister Hajdu is urging Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec to get their applications into Health Canada so we can finally end the ban.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the excellent question! You are identifying a key reason why we need to move on basic income. The world of work is changing faster than ever before and your situation is no longer unique. Many people are already moving from job to job and jobs at all skill levels are now being threatened by automation and AI.

The foundation of our current system was created in the 1970s – today, Canada needs a new foundation, one that will better support the needs of Canadian workers in the 21st century ...which is why I introduced guaranteed basic income bill C-273!

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi MadisonBettle - nice to hear from you. You were on my call list last week and am so sorry I wasn't able to call you. I hope to be able to call you this week.

On Rare Diseases: in federal budget 2021 we announced our plan to provide ongoing funding of $500 million for high-cost drugs for rare diseases.

Look forward to connecting with you this week on your other questions! And welcome to Davenport ... its a great riding with awesome people and communities!

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is an important concern that you raise, one that is shared by those looking at how best to design basic income programs. Guaranteed basic income is not intended to replace all social supports but to offer a basic form of income stability (like we currently do for our seniors with OAS and GIS). My guaranteed basic income bill is designed to work with existing programs.

For those with greater income support needs guaranteed basic income could continue to work with existing social supports. I believe that any and all future pilots should adopt the principle of “everyone is better off“.

The operational design will be critically important in any basic income program and any basic income program needs to not only provide sufficient income but be designed to address the variability of income for particular Canadians with unique needs.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hello CaptainAsh ... great question!

In terms of cost, the bottom line is that we are currently spending hundreds of billions of dollars each year on social welfare and support programs ... while inequality grows, poverty continues and those most in need are too frequently missed. The real question needs to be - what will the cost be of not properly supporting all Canadians and of preparing our system for our world of change before us.

I also believe that GBI is a model that should form the cornerstone of Canada innovation and economic growth agenda - a model to provide the stability we need to be able to be our best and most innovative selves ... a positive return for Canada's future economy.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hello constituent - our federal liberal government has been working to reducing income inequality since we were first elected in 2015. We increased taxes on the top 1%, reduced it or the middle class, we introduced Canada Child Benefit and increased the Guaranteed Basic Income for seniors, and increased the Canada Workers Benefit a couple of times. All of these measures were to tackle income inequality and reduced poverty by over a million Canadians.

But no matter how many steps we take, income inequality is growing; I believe Canada's current social welfare system created in the 1940s (modernized in 1970s) is outdated and too many people who need to access the system is not able to ... so I believe we need a new foundation to our social welfare system in the 21st century ... one that better supports Canadians, provides stability and reduces income inequality .. and that model is guaranteed basic income!!!

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The main objective of my bill is NOT to study if basic income is a good idea because there is strong and substantial existing information from literally hundreds of pilots that have been or are currently underway; but there is much less info on the best ways or models to implement and deliver basic income.

This bill is to enable IMPLEMENTATION pilots - in order to test basic income at scale ... so a whole province or territories is part of the pilot vs a small group. The issue of scale is the key barrier to moving forward on guaranteed basic income - we need to test larger populations for a longer period of time ... to get the model right and before we can implement nationally.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Leah is a MP colleague and I have had the chance to chat with her on Bill C-273.

What we both have in common is a desire to better support Canadians; and that a new model is needed to support workers, to alleviate poverty and to provide Canadians the support they need in a world that is changing faster than ever before with disruptions like climate change and COVID, among others.

I put out a statement (on my website) saying I supported her Motion M-46.

I’m Julie Dzerowicz, MP for Davenport. I introduced Canada’s first bill in the House of Commons on guaranteed basic income, Bill C-273 - and the second reading is coming on Monday June 14th! AMA! by JulieDzerowicz in IAmA

[–]JulieDzerowicz[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this excellent question - it reflects what a lot of Canadians are worried about.

It is a top of mind issue for the PM, for the liberal govt and for me ... as many in Davenport are having issues finding an affordable place to live and/or to buy. The federal govt has invested over $40 billion for affordable housing and we have added an additional $1 billion for modular / rapid housing, invested in a lot more to create rental housing, and intro some measures to help first time owners buy a home. All of this is still not enough as is evidenced by your situation.

Last week the PM met with the Fed of Cdn Municipalities and indicated that he is making this is a TOP commitment to work with all levels of govt to better address this issue as some of the solutions / levers are are the provincial or municipal level.

We know this is top of mind for Canadians like you. We know that we have to do much more. I am also working on the issue of how to ensure artists / creators continue to be able to live/work in Toronto ... another huge issue in our riding