11th North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress

Toronto, May 3-5, 2012

Held at the University of Toronto, the conference included more than 60 presentations.

Featured speakers included:

• Richard Wilkinson, co-author of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better;
• Charles Karelis, author of The Persistence of Poverty: Why the Economics of the Well-Off Can’t Help the Poor;
• Erik Olin Wright, author of American Society: How it Actually Works;
• Armine Yalnizyan, of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives;
• John Rook, of the National Council of Welfare (Canada);
• Evelyn Forget, of the University of Manitoba;
• Trish Hennessey, of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives; and
• Dan Meades, of Vibrant Communities Calgary.