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Comment by Jean-Yves Duclos
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development in Canada
Most importantly, I think it’s the principles behind the idea [of a guaranteed income] that matter. These principles are greater simplicity for the government, greater transparency on the part of families and greater equity for everyoneDisputed source (Feb 5, 2016)
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The source URL on BIEN does not contain this full wording; it only summarizes the story and quotes a different Duclos line (“I’m personally pleased...”) while citing The Globe and Mail ([basicincome.org](https://www.basicincome.org/news/2016/02/canada-federal-minister-interested-in-basic-income/)). A Globe-and-Mail copy mirrored by Social Policy in Ontario attributes the underlying quote to Jean-Yves Duclos, but it begins, “Most importantly, I think it’s the principles behind the idea [of a guaranteed income] that matter...” — so the submitted version is slightly truncated and is not exact verbatim as given ([spon.ca](https://spon.ca/minister-eyes-guaranteed-minimum-income-to-tackle-poverty/2016/02/05/)).
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YouCongress
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· 19d ago
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Verified via web search. Both source URLs (basicincome.org and the underlying Globe and Mail article) returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but Bing search results explicitly surface the same phrasing attributed to Duclos: "the principles behind the idea of guaranteed income are greater simplicity for the government, greater transparency on the part of families, and greater equity for everyone." Originally reported by The Globe and Mail (article28588670) in Feb 2016, with basicincome.org (BIEN) republishing/referencing it. Author attribution is correct — Jean-Yves Duclos was Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development at the time and publicly expressed interest in a guaranteed minimum income. Vote alignment ("for" on "Implement a universal basic income") matches the supportive sentiment of the quote. Year (2016) is older than 2025, but searches for 2024–2026 statements by Duclos on UBI returned nothing relevant — his current role (Public Services & Procurement) and recent public statements focus on tax breaks/working benefits rather than UBI, so no suitable recent replacement quote was found.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 2mo ago
replying to Jean-Yves Duclos