Commonwealth

Overview

Commonwealth is a Canadian policy advocacy organization often working in conjunction with UBI Works. It focuses on initiatives such as advocating for a Canadian Sovereign Wealth Fund [Source: gbrain search, 2026-05-28] and developing a scorecard for political engagement efforts [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].

State

• Current operating budget allocation is approximately $300,000,comparedto[[UBIWorks]{]}^{\prime }$75,000 [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
• Involved in developing a scorecard for measuring political engagement efforts [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].

Timeline

• 2026-06-10 | Reported significant growth across multiple platforms: over 50K followers for Commonwealth, TikTok performing well with 37K followers, and Blue Sky showing strong growth with 44K followers. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19eb3023c16f648f, 2026-06-10]
• 2026-05-28 | Ken + Liam tactical sync on partner-org event at Impact Hub (smaller room for cost control, connection-building framing) and May 2026 donor deck finalization. Referenced in 2026-05-28-ubi-works-ken-liam-donor-deck. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6f2ec, 2026-05-28]
• 2026-05-27 | Full board meeting: NationBuilder→Stripe+Action Network migration complete (~$150/mocost),Floydsecured$100K from A.V. Bryant + Emma Davis, LVT BC simulation complete + vulnerability index in dev, Bhutan king Georgist support (Martin), Ottawa Monopoly meetup June 24th, new political outreach role (Andrew half-time gov-relations) pending Frank/board approval. Referenced in 2026-05-27-commonwealth-canada-board-meeting. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6b7b3, 2026-05-27]
• 2026-05-27 | Discussion on feedback for a pitch deck and donor letter, with Ken sharing progress on a new concept from Commonwealth.ca, including building an MVP, though blocked by booking an Ottawa meetup venue. Budget allocation noted. Referenced in 2026-05-27-ubi-works-commonwealth-fundraising. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6a165baf480b9, 2026-05-27]
• 2026-05-27 | Discussion on social media performance, noting Commonwealth’s TikTok reach unexpectedly high relative to other platforms; viral Facebook post noted. Referenced in 2026-05-27-ubi-works-social-media-ai-content. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6ae478c51664a, 2026-05-27]

See Also

• ubi-works
• common-wealth-canada — thin stub; this page is the primary record
• canadian-sovereign-wealth-fund
• AI-Dividends — AI dividend advocacy
• housing-crisis — housing affordability crisis context for LVT advocacy
• uk-lvt-viral-seed-playbook — viral seeding strategy built from Commonwealth’s Andy Burnham LVT viral post (June 2026)
• floyd-marinescu
• ken-yang

Timeline additions (2026-06-04)

• 2026-06-04 | Patrick Condon (UBC urban-design prof, ~4,554 X followers) replied “What do they say the mistake is I wonder” on Commonwealth_ca’s “hard refresh” BC housing-policy post (status 2062325032366567554) — qualifying social-listening hit. See patrick-condon. [Source: Hugh session 800febf9, 2026-06-04]

Back-link additions (2026-06-09)

• 2026-06-09 | Social analytics FB page token exchange pattern established — Commonwealth FB data now accessible via facebook-api-page-token-exchange (1P item 256uorkeff7ouzc6fhq26p262a). [Source: Hugh memory 2026-06-09.md, 2026-06-09]

Timeline additions (2026-06-11 through 2026-06-12)

• 2026-06-11 | Sprint Goal 1 set: Commonwealth welcome email and tagging setup. Tasks include: creating two-pager briefs on Land Value Return and Commonwealth Dividends; setting up MailChimp email pipeline; adding postal code collection to Squarespace opt-in forms; verifying signups; setting up welcome email automation. Target: complete by Monday June 16, sprint review Tuesday June 17 at 11 AM. Referenced in 2026-06-11-ubi-works-sprint-setup. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19eb82cb822784a2, 2026-06-11]
• 2026-06-12 | Ken working on Commonwealth Dividends two-pager for integration into intro email (EOD target June 12). Donate page also being updated. Materials to be sent to Tana upon completion. Referenced in 2026-06-12-ubi-works-morning-checkin. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19ebc60dcca9117a, 2026-06-12]

Timeline additions (2026-06-26)

• 2026-06-26 | Basic Income Action (Bluesky, ~16,348 followers) posted two qualifying replies to Commonwealth Canada’s Bluesky content. Alert posted to influencer-influencing. See basic-income-action. [Source: Hugh social scan session 554b3cea, 2026-06-26]