Evelyn L. Forget

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Evelyn Louise Forget (born 1956) is a Canadian health economist with expertise in the feasibility of basic income. She is a professor in Community Health Sciences at the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, and the academic director at the Manitoba Research Data Centre. [1] In 2021, Forget was appointed as a Fellow in the Royal Society of Canada, and an Officer of the Order of Canada for "advancing anti-poverty initiatives in Canada and around the world." [2] [3] [1]

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Education

Forget received her master's degree and PhD from the University of Toronto. [4]

Publications

She is the author of the 2018 book "Basic Income for Canadians: The Key to a Healthier, Happier and More Secure Life for All", which was shortlisted for the 2018/19 Donner Prize. [5] In 2020, Forget updated the book to focus on the impact of the pandemic, titled "Basic Income for Canadians: From the COVID-19 Emergency to Financial Security for All." [6] [7]

Selected academic publications

References

  1. 1 2 Rutkowski, Chris (7 January 2022). ""Members of UM community promoted, added to Order of Canada"".
  2. General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2021-12-20). "Governor General announces 135 appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  3. Paas-Lang, Christian (29 December 2021). ""Yann Martel, Murray Sinclair top list of those named to Order of Canada for extraordinary contributions"". CBC News .
  4. "U of T faculty, alumni and supporters named to Order of Canada". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  5. ""U of M's Evelyn Forget selected for Donner Prize shortlist"". 2 April 2019.
  6. "Book Review: Basic Income for Canadians: From the COVID-19 Emergency to Financial Security for All | Citizens for Public Justice". cpj.ca/. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  7. Forget, Evelyn L. (2020). Basic income for Canadians : from the COVID-19 emergency to financial security for all ([New and revised edition] ed.). Toronto. ISBN   978-1-4594-1568-3. OCLC   1155520735.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)