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Workers’ wages haven’t kept up with rising inflation: report
Two-thirds of Canadian workers have experienced real wage losses over the last two years CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Nearly two-thirds of Canadian…
How should Ontario fight inflation? By fighting inequality
As pundits puzzle over the problem of inflation, some provincial governments are taking action. Methods differ, but they are all based on the same idea:…
Budget 2022: Some progress, but no need for panic at the country club
Our analysis of the 2022 federal budget
Fast Facts: Cosmetic Pesticide Ban needs to continue
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 7, 2022 Geese flying overhead. A warm sun. Puddles. For a winter-weary Manitoba, Spring is finally making…
Federal budget makes inroads into dental care; Missed opportunity on pharmacare and long-term care
There’s room to go bolder on climate change, housing, EI, the care economy, taxes READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA —Today’s federal commitment to create…
Back on Track or Falling Backwards? 2022-23 Saskatchewan provincial budget analysis
The budget attempts to turn the page from COVID-19, but the pandemic is still raging and there’s little vision for a future economy that deals with the province’s many challenges
Federal Budget 2022: What we’re watching for
This budget could herald the beginning of a Pearsonian period of progressive policy making
In March 2020, our world stopped: Seven charts to understand two years of COVID-19
The pandemic, through the eyes of our researchers
Homelessness during a pandemic
Learning lessons for disaster preparedness in Nova Scotia Download 958.15 KB20 pages Authored by a team of researchers out of Dalhousie University, University of Toronto…
Fast Facts: Russia’s War on Ukraine Provides Sober Reminders for Canada’s Energy Policies
Russia’s war on Ukraine reminds us of an important lens through which to consider Canada’s energy policies responding to climate change. Pressures to transition to…
One Step Forward
Assessing the labour market impacts of Ontario’s 2018 minimum wage increase Download 1.07 MB28 pages This report examines the impact of increasing Ontario’s minimum wage…
Un pas en avant
Évaluation des répercussions sur le marché du travail de la hausse du salaire minimum en Ontario en 2018 Download 1.08 MB29 pages Ce rapport décrit…
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