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UBI [2 records]

Record 1 2022-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
  • Employment Benefits
  • Investment
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
CONT

In its purest form, a basic income is an unconditional, periodic cash payment that the government makes to everyone. It is not based on means-testing, which means that a hedge fund manager and a [person experiencing homelessness] receive the same amount.

OBS

Not to be confused with guaranteed basic income.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Investissements et placements
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
CONT

L'allocation universelle consisterait en un revenu versé inconditionnellement à tout individu (citoyen ou résident), sans égard à ses ressources financières, et suffisant pour le maintenir hors de l'état de pauvreté.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec revenu minimum garanti.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Telegraphy
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
CONT

"We're starting the electronic superhighway in our home base of Quebec. But within a decade, we plan to be selling our expertise across Canada, in the United States and around the world." The project is called universal bidirectional interactivity, or UBI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Télégraphie
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
CONT

Autour de Vidéotron, le consortium UBI, un sigle qui signifie universalité, bidirectionnalité et interactivité, réunit Hydro-Québec, la Banque Nationale, Loto-Québec, la Société canadienne des postes et The Hearst Corporation, le légendaire géant des médias américains.

Spanish

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