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The article discusses what the author refers to as the utopian idea of implementing a universal basic income (UBI) in which a government pays each adult a guaranteed salary regardless of wealth, employment income, or work status. The 1516 book "Utopia" by Thomas More is addressed, along with support to a UBI from the late conservative economists Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek. A potential UBI program in America is examined, along with politics in Finland, Canada, and Italy.

The article reports on the determination of Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to win a critical mandate on the polls in Canada. It states that Trudeau has been battling for his political life after experiencing a near-defeat in the 1972 election. It is said that Trudeau in his campaigns, have made some points with his audience by trying out a calmer approach and his success is regarded as dependent to the sympathetic impact of his wife Margaret. However, Trudeau has been getting a good chance in the election and results on the latest Gallup poll gives Trudeau the edge in winning.

The article recounts the meditation of the late Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King in which he asked for his mother's advice from the spirit world, according to "Ottawa Citizen." Duchess of Hamilton, a longtime acquaintance of the Prime Minister and a spiritualist herself, revealed that King believes in the spiritual direction of the universe and kept asking for guidance for himself. It is noted that King kept his practice a secret, and that his closest associates in Ottawa only know that his curiosity was caused by his religious nature.