Robin Boadway
Emeritus economist at Queen’s University. Specialist in public economics, fiscal federalism, tax policy, and redistribution. Key academic in CommonWealth/UBI policy circles. 23x meetings with Floyd 2021-2026.
State
Emeritus Professor of Economics, Queen’s University. Senior figure in Canadian public economics. Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. [Source: Google Calendar; academic background from public record]
What They Believe
- Progressive redistribution through tax reform is both economically sound and politically feasible
- Fiscal federalism in Canada requires reform to achieve better redistribution
- Land value taxation and wealth taxes are under-utilized fiscal instruments
- UBI/guaranteed income can be structured to improve the current social assistance system
What They’re Building
- Academic advocacy for tax reform and redistribution in Canada
- Advisory role with UBI Works / CommonWealth academic advisory board
Relationship
23x meetings with Floyd 2021-2026. Consistent academic advisor for UBI Works / CommonWealth policy platform. Provides mainstream economic credibility for the LVT + UBI policy agenda. [Source: Google Calendar analysis]
Network
- evelyn-forget — fellow Canadian UBI academic
- ubi-works — advisory relationship
- floyd-marinescu — policy collaboration
Timeline
- 2026-04-13 | Enriched profile [Source: Google Calendar analysis]
- 2021-2026 | 23x meetings with Floyd [Source: Google Calendar analysis]