"Universal" would be too easy to automatically apply and reduces scope for exercise of bureaucratic power, therefore is unacceptable, as is any idea that such a

"Universal" would be too easy to automatically apply and reduces scope for exercise of bureaucratic power, therefore is unacceptable, as is any idea that such a scheme could possibly replace as opposed to augment existing provisions. UBI or negative income tax to replace the minimum wage and other welfare provisions would be a huge win for Canada, but there are too many people (left/right, federal/provincial etc.) that think they're getting something out of the current situation for it to ever go anywhere.