8 September 2020
Minister [or Parliamentary Secretary] xx:
I am sure you are being inundated with pleas about the upcoming cabinet retreat.  
This is another plea.
Prime Minister Trudeau has said that he wants to take the lead and Build Back Better.
My plea is for an inclusive Basic Income Guarantee program that can Build Back Better.
This plea asks you to think about whether you are proud of the way we deliver social assistance and income security in Canada.
If you are like me you have serious concerns about both.
These are issues we can do something about.
The federal government can provide leadership by guaranteeing a Basic Income, one that makes Canadians and the provinces better off, freeing the provinces to improve care in nursing homes. 
My ask: that you advocate for a Basic Income Guarantee at the cabinet retreat.
It would vastly improve the way in which we provide social assistance and income security to Canadians.
Please think about it and ask your staff to find out more about BIG. 
Here are two places to begin: https://basicincomecoalition.ca and https://www.basicincomecanada.org.  
Thank you for your attention.
Yours,
William H. Cooper
William H. Cooper
Member:  Kingston Action Group for a Basic Income Guarantee, Ontario Basic Income Network, Basic Income Canada Network, and Coalition Canada: Basic Income/Revenu de base.
Professor Emeritus, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario