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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.
Platform Crunch: Conservatives release five key planks
We dive into what the Conservative Party has promised ahead of the 44th Canadian election.
Boundless Bonuses
Skyrocketing Canadian executive pay during the 2020 pandemic Download 804.56 KB21 pages Despite a devastating pandemic and ensuing financial crisis, Canadian CEOs enjoyed ever-healthier paycheques…
Platform Crunch: A $10-a-day national child care plan will mean big savings for parents
If implemented, parent fees would drop by 50 per cent by 2022 and, ultimately, to $10-a-day by 2026.
Proposed health cuts would be most severe in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history
In fact, they would be the most severe cuts to health care that any province has implemented, ever.
CCPA presentation to the federal finance committee
The time to invest in a short- and long-term COVID-19 recovery plan is now.
Budget 2021 analysis: Does it deliver?
Federal Budget 2021 was expected to deliver between $70-100B in COVID-19 recovery funds. Does it deliver and will funds be allocated in meaningful ways? Our experts weigh in.
Record deficits? You mean record surpluses, for dirt cheap
The interest rate the federal government pays on debt hasn’t been this low since the Second World War (and possibly earlier).
What CERB recipients can expect at tax time
The CERB was a critical support for many workers impacted by pandemic closures. For low-wage workers, the benefit funds were likely used to cover critical expenses. As such, it’s unlikely that Canadians living below the poverty line will have money set aside for their pending CERB tax bill.
Costing the recovery
David Macdonald’s presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance on March 18, 2021 regarding Bill C-14 and COVID-19 spending.
Tirer la sonnette d’alarme
Répercussions de la COVID-19 sur le secteur des services de garde à l’enfance au Canada Download 754.5 KB52 pages Chaque année depuis 2014, nous sondons…
Sounding the Alarm
COVID-19’s impact on Canada’s precarious child care sector Download 718.73 KB45 pages Every year since 2014, the CCPA has surveyed child care fees in order…
Picking up the Tab
A complete accounting of federal and provincial COVID-19 measures in 2020 Download 721.08 KB50 pages A more recent version of this report is available here. …
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