Your first point is odd because there is no labor scarcity in Alberta right now, or Canada for that matter.
Your second point seems to ignore how fast automation is happening, even for people farting in a leather chair at their office.
You think government intervention has devalued labour, and not private-sector outsourcing of our entire manufacturing structures to countries with cheap labour.
I wouldn't qualify for UBI and I fully support it over the current welfare systems; utilizing the current budgeted money for the existing welfare programs - and related programs would offer enough funding to cover a UBI, and it models out better than the current allocation.
But I understand your not wanting people at the bottom to feel empowered. The big red Soviet Boogeyman® is coming for you.
I suppose that's one easy way to look at it