Reducing Poverty
.Nate served as the chair of the All-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus, and advocated for increased and automatic benefits for the working poor.
The all-party anti-poverty caucus heard compelling arguments for bold action towards a basic income from former Senator Art Eggleton (the founder of our anti-poverty caucus), and experts Evelyn Forget (economist/professor known for her analysis of Mincome) and Sheila Regehr (former executive director of the National Council of Welfare and Chairperson of Basic Income Canada Network).
Nate has expressed the need to protect and build on this progress. During the government’s last term, they made significant progress by increasing basic income support for children, seniors, and the working poor. 825,000 people have been helped out of poverty since 2015, in large part due to these increased supports.
Nate advocates for a basic income plan; this could help eliminate poverty, support workers in a changing economy, and significantly reduce social and healthcare costs. We’ve seen the success of basic income programs here in Canada, through the Guaranteed Income Supplement and Old Age Security for seniors, and the Canada Child Benefit for kids.
He has continued to advocate for this issue and spoke with Former Senators Art Eggleton and Hugh Segal on his podcast. Both senators have been champions of a basic income in Canada. To listen to the podcast, please press here.
Within the community, Nate has helped serve warm meals alongside the Out of the Cold foundation. With the help from his wife Amy, volunteers and his office staff, they have been able to feed hundreds of people throughout the years.
