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David Macdonald
David Macdonald (he/him) is a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Follow him on X at @DavidMacCdn.
Is my community a child care desert? New map shows availability across Canada
New research shows that child care availability in Canada has a long way to go
On n’y est pas encore
Pour se doter de services de garde à 10 $ par jour, il faut remédier au problème des déserts de services de garde au Canada…
Public sector leading the way on reducing pay gaps
But inflation and low government wage offers threaten to erase those gains.
Public sector strike: It’s about how inflation is gouging wages
Federal public sector workers haven’t seen an inflation-adjusted raise since 2007—the worst of any industry in Canada.
Corporate profits are driving food price inflation
Remarks to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee of the House of Commons
Why did Canada’s housing and dental benefits have such low take-up rates?
We need to do better at getting benefits to those who need them.
Seven things Canada could do with an ambitious federal budget in 2023
We’re not expecting many bells and whistles in this federal budget. It doesn’t need to be that way.
No strings attached
As emergency rooms are overwhelmed, surgery wait times continue to lengthen, and under-resourced childrens’ hospitals face surges related to viral infections like COVID, the provincial…
No Strings Attached: Canada’s health care deal lacks key conditions
There’s more money on the table—but without adequate strings attached, the provinces could end up spending it on tax cuts instead of fixing health care.…
No strings attached
There’s more money on the table—but without adequate strings attached, the provinces could end up spending it on tax cuts instead of fixing health care.
New Data: Bank of Canada’s rate hikes are making inflation worse
While they might have helped in the summer of last year, interest rate hikes are now actually increasing inflation.
Where are your inflation dollars going?
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