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Infographics: $10 a day child care plan for BC
BC can solve the affordability crisis in child care with a $10 a day child care plan. This will save families thousands of dollars, stimulate the economy and benefit all…
Infographic: Headstart
Affluent Canadian Families Have a Running Start The wealth advantage for Canada’s affluent starts at young age. Did you know that the wealthiest Canadian families in their twenties have an…
Hennessy’s Index: June 2015
Ontario’s Precariat Hennessy’s Index is a listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other editions, visit: www.policyalternatives.ca/index 695,000 That’s…
Work Life: Parables of Privatization
A cautionary tale of two telcos At a time when the Ontario Liberal government is planning to privatize Hydro One and other provincial governments are also planning significant privatizations, it’s…
Infographic: TFSA Fact Check
The 2015 federal budget vehemently argued that raising the annual TFSA contribution ceiling from $5,500 to $10,000 would disproportionately benefit lower- and middle- income Canadians. But is that really the…
Unjust treatment of farm workers should end
On September 15, the BC government will increase the general minimum wage by a measly 20 cents, from $10.25 to $10.45, and apply a 2% increase to the minimum piece…
The Monitor, May/June 2015
Welcome to Your New Monitor Download 4.59 MB After more than two decades, the Monitor is rebooting to seize new political opportunities and adapt to technological challenges. To reach that audience,…
Infographic: The Middle Class Squeeze
The link between unionization and the middle class Did you know that the loss of private sector union jobs in Canada is putting a squeeze on the middle class? Unionization…
Infographic: 5 Things That Should Be in the Federal Budget
(But probably won’t be) The upcoming 2015 federal budget may deliver a surplus, but it will fall short on delivering solutions to many of the problems facing Canadians. Check out…
Infographic: Two Child Care Plans
Same cost, real difference Families in Canada deserve affordable child care, but costs vary widely across Canada. Many Canadians don’t know that Quebec has the least expensive child care in…
Infographic: Who benefits if BC raises the minimum wage to $15?
In The Case for Increasing the Minimum Wage Economist David A Green reviewed the academic research into minimum wage increases and debunked some of the stereotypes about who makes the…
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