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Michael Goldberg
Now You See It, Now You Don’t
How federal and provincial benefits get wiped out with wage increases Download 122.6 KB3 pages Imagine a low-income family working hard day after day to make ends meet. Both the…
How to destroy a good poverty line
More than a decade ago, the federal and provincial governments started work on a new poverty line – the Market Basket Measure (MBM). After decades of distracting and divisive debates…
Understanding the Link Between Welfare Policy and the Use of Food Banks
Download 400.98 KB34 pages This report examines who uses food banks in Canada and how food bank use relates to changes in government welfare policy. Data collected by Food Banks…
Minimum wage increase is good public policy
The BC government has asked for input on whether or not to increase the minimum wage, and business groups have responded with a three-pronged attack. First, they declare, minimum wages…
Raising the Floor
The Social and Economic Benefits of Minimum Wages in Canada Download 296.49 KB 34 pages…
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