A podcast from the office of Kim Pate. Hosted by Kim Pate, an Independent Canadian Senator from Ontario, bringing issues affecting folks on the margins, to the centre.
Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre
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A podcast from the office of Kim Pate. Hosted by Kim Pate, an Independent Canadian Senator from Ontario, bringing issues affecting folks on the margins, to the centre.
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Recent Episodes
July 18, 2025
Advancing Basic Income: A Conversation with Iain Rankin
<p>On this episode of <i><strong>Appointed</strong></i>, Kim is joined by the Honourable Iain Rankin, Member of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia and former Premier of Nova Scotia, for a timely conversation on poverty, dignity, and the push for a guaranteed livable basic income (GLBI) in Canada.</p><p>Drawing on over a decade of experience in provincial politics, MLA Rankin shares insights into the unique economic challenges facing Nova Scotians, the growing need for bold and inclusive social policy, and his recent introduction of Bill 41 – a proposal to launch a basic income pilot in Nova Scotia. The conversation also touches on Senator Pate’s Bill S-206, which seeks to establish a national GLBI framework, and explores how provincial and federal efforts can work hand-in-hand to create lasting change.</p><p>Tune in for a thoughtful exchange on income security, human dignity, and the future of basic income in Canada.</p><p>For more information on Bill 41, click <a href="https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/65th_1st/1st_read/b041.htm">here</a>.</p><p>For more information on GLBI and Bill S-206, check out our website <a href="https://senpate.sencanada.ca/en/current-work/s-206/">here</a>.</p>
May 20, 2025
A Conversation with Senator Pat Duncan
<p>On this episode of <i><strong>Appointed</strong></i>, Kim speaks with <strong>Senator Pat Duncan</strong>, <strong>Canadian Senator</strong> and <strong>former premier of Yukon</strong>. Kim and Senator Duncan are longtime friends and have an amazing conversation about the work being done to ensure Canadians can “rebound” out of poverty. </p><p>Senator Duncan draws on her more than 10 years of experience serving in the Yukon Legislative Assembly and working in the Yukon community to discuss how food security in the North differs from other parts of Canada. Senator Duncan shines a light on the work being done to grow Yukon’s agricultural sector. Kim and Senator Duncan advocate for placing guaranteed livable basic income (GLBI) at the top of the national agenda.</p><p>To learn more about Senator Duncan’s work, please visit the <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/duncan-pat/">Senate of Canada website</a>.</p><p>For details on the Putting People First report which reviewed Yukon’s health and social systems and programs, including the 76 recommendations to serve the needs of Yukoners better, please click <a href="https://yukon.ca/en/putting-people-first">here</a>. </p><p>Please also see the Circumpolar Agricultural Association <a href="https://circumpolaragriculture.wordpress.com/">website</a>. You can read the Thumbs Up reports at their <a href="https://thethumbsupfoundation.com/">website</a>.</p><p>More information about work being done to address poverty in Yukon can be found at <a href="https://yapc.ca/">Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition</a>. For information on the Yukon Agricultural Association, including a Farm Guide, please see <a href="https://yukonag.ca/">here</a>. </p>
May 1, 2025
A Conversation with Dr. Jiaying Zhao, Associate Professor at UBC
<p>On this episode of <i><strong>Appointed</strong></i>, Kim speaks with <strong>Dr. Jiaying Zhao</strong>, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Sustainability and Sauder Distinguished Scholar at the <strong>University of British Columbia</strong>. Dr. Zhao speaks about her incredible research into how resource scarcity impacts human cognition and behaviour. </p><p>Kim and Dr. Zhao discuss Dr. Zhao’s 2023 study which found that one-time, unconditional cash transfers of $7,500 to people living in poverty reduced homelessness in Vancouver. Dr. Zhao explains her work modelling the cost of a guaranteed livable basic income (GLBI), and her findings that a GLBI would go a long way to allowing people to rebound in tough economic times and help to eliminate poverty and homelessness, in addition to costing less than half of the $92B currently spent every year on measures that keep people in poverty.</p><p>To learn more about Dr. Zhao’s research, please visit her <a href="https://zhaolab.psych.ubc.ca/publications.html">Behavioral Sustainability Lab</a> or her website at the <a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/jiaying-zhao/">University of British Columbia</a>. You can read more about the unconditional cash transfer study <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2222103120">here</a>.</p><p>More information about the work being done in British Colombia to address poverty and other social challenges can be found at <a href="https://forsocialchange.org/">Foundations for Social Change</a>.</p><p>More information about our initiatives to assist governments to Spend Less on Poverty & More in People can be found at https://senpate.sencanada.ca/en/current-work/s-233/.</p>
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