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Liam Wilkinson

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Liam Wilkinson

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Liam Wilkinson is a director and lead analyst at UBI Works (SES). He leads quantitative research including macro-economic modelling of UBI tax policy and land value tax incidence analysis. He works with researcher Tianbo on data modelling using BC Assessment and SPSDM data. He is heavily involved in operational, fundraising, and communications decisions at UBI Works. He coordinates with the team on email marketing pipelines, Scrumban project tracking, and policy research deliverables. He also coordinates external policy outreach (UBCM, Ottawa meetups, councillor meetings). [Source: compiled from multiple Zoom meeting summaries, 2026-04-01 through 2026-05-26]

Role

  • Director / lead analyst, UBI Works / SES
  • Manages macro modelling and tax policy research (with Tianbo)
  • Coordinates email marketing pipeline and Action Network migration
  • Involved in fundraising strategy, donor relations (including Frank Stronach’s amended T4)
  • Represents UBI Works in policy/government outreach

Timeline

  • 2026-04-01 | Project updates with Ken — LVT email campaign, NationBuilder migration planning. [Source: meeting, 2026-04-01]
  • 2026-04-22 | Attended UBI Works meeting — email formatting, NationBuilder payment issues, Action Network transition. [Source: Zoom Meeting, 2026-04-22]
  • 2026-04-23 | Discussed BC Newmode project, sign-up email rewrite, in-Congress meetup planning. [Source: meetings/ubi-works-meeting-2026-04-23]
  • 2026-04-29 | Operations update meeting — coordinated with Ken, Frank, Andrew on UBCM resolution and BC Assessment LVT framing. [Source: meetings/2026-04-29-operations-update]
  • 2026-05-07 | Met with Ken on email marketing pipeline, Action Network migration compliance, T4 tax matter (Frank Stronach’s amended T4), Ottawa meetup planning. [Source: meetings/2026-05-07-email-pipeline-t4-tax-ottawa-meetup]
  • 2026-05-08 | Met with Ken on LVT BC Assessment article and UBCM resolution. Requested Ken set up EPIC for UBCM resolution angle. [Source: meetings/2026-05-08-lvt-bc-assessment-ubcm-resolution]
  • 2026-05-21 | Website and comms meeting — discussed UBI Works web migration options (Squarespace → ?), Commonwealth Canada content strategy. [Source: meetings/ubi-works-meeting-2026-05-21-website-comms]
  • 2026-05-27 | Fundraising/donor strategy meeting — discussed pitch deck feedback, Nation Builder transition (framed as planned migration), operating budget (300K Commonwealth), political engagement scorecard. Action: rewrite donor transition letter, prioritize basic income petition launch to BC segment, send personalized platform-transition emails to donors $50+. Collaborated with Floyd on Perspective Initiative scorecard metrics. Referenced in 2026-05-27-ubi-works-commonwealth-fundraising. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6a165baf480b9, 2026-05-27]
  • 2026-05-27 | Social media & content meeting — reviewed metrics for UBI Works and Commonwealth accounts (Instagram/X drops from bot cleanup, TikTok growth). Discussed AI displacement content, tax inequality framing, Mark Cuban token tax, Mallory McLaughlin AI jobs plan. Handling Phil Chabot’s Quebec health insurance issue; exploring HSA or cash equivalent. Action: follow up with broker within 1–2 days. Referenced in 2026-05-27-ubi-works-social-media-ai-content. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6ae478c51664a, 2026-05-27]
  • 2026-05-26 | Met with Tianbo to discuss LVT incidence analysis using BC Assessment data. Key finding: ~50% of lower-income households would lose under LVT due to high land-to-net-worth ratios. Requested trade-off visualizations. Action item: write summary email to Tianbo outlining next steps, deliverables, timelines. Referenced in ubi-works-meeting-2026-05-26-tianbo-liam. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e65e5664ed21f5, 2026-05-26]
  • 2026-05-27 | Commonwealth Canada board meeting. Delivered LVT research updates: full BC economy simulation complete + under vetting (results 2-3 weeks), new vulnerability index to identify at-risk households under LVT (informs transitional policy funding). Confirmed NationBuilder → Stripe + Action Network migration successful (~$150/mo cost). Acknowledged Insights Accounting retainer renewed through Q3, Phil’s Quebec insurance still unresolved. Action items: set up new donor portals (Commonwealth + SES entry points), publish static LVT BC model after vetting, model LVT-on-banks-until-mortgages-repaid (Andrew’s suggestion), refine vulnerability index quantification, confirm next meeting date. Referenced in 2026-05-27-commonwealth-canada-board-meeting. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6b7b3, 2026-05-27]
  • 2026-05-28 | Tactical sync with Ken (“UBI” in transcript). Prioritized donor re-up letters (before June, personalized referencing prior Floyd correspondence) over deck completion. Deck approach: incremental edits to May 2026 version (remove growth bar chart, add cumulative reach). Partner-org event at Impact Hub smaller room. Working session with Tempo at 12:30. Two new learning channels for new members + old-member re-up campaign after donor letters (target Monday). Referenced in 2026-05-28-ubi-works-ken-liam-donor-deck. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6f2ec, 2026-05-28]

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