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September 3, 2020 | National Office | Reports & StudiesThe case for investing in community and social support for imprisoned racialized women in CanadaJune 23, 2020 | Ontario Office | Reports & StudiesImproving wages and staffing levels in Ontario’s long-term care facilitiesLatest posts from behindthenumbers.ca
Now is not the time to get hysterical about the federal debt
by Marc Lee on September 22, 2020 Public policy in Canada remains haunted by large deficits that prevailed in the 1980s and early 1990s. With COVID-19 economic response pushing the federal deficit to an estimated...One step forward for low-waged workers in Halifax?
by Christine Saulnier on September 22, 2020 Today the Halifax Regional Municipal Council will consider a staff report that recommends that Council approve the adoption of a Supplier Code of Conduct (including Living Wage...Canadian billionaires’ wealth skyrocketing amid the pandemic
by CCPA-BC on September 16, 2020 When you add up the total wealth growth of Canada’s richest 20 billionaires since the March 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, their wealth has ballooned by $37 billion. Data from Forbes’...Long division: Inequity and Ontario’s back-to-school plan
by Erika Shaker on September 16, 2020 As the back-to-school terrain and announcements shift, fear and anxiety continue to rise. Second-guesswork, anxiety and wanting what’s best for your child are the great parental...Left behind: Two decades of economic progress for single mothers at risk of being wiped out
by Katherine Scott on September 16, 2020 The school year has started with huge trepidation and heightened worry about the fate of our kid’s education and well-being, and growing fears about what the future holds as...
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