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Good times at the top of the food chain aren’t being felt at the bottom
COVID-19 has meant hard times for many Canadians. On the health front, more than 50,000 of us have contracted the virus. Tragically, more than 3,000 have…
Face to face with COVID-19: How do we care for care workers?
In the midst of a global pandemic, are workers in long-term care (LTC) and home care in Ontario getting the support they need to do…
COVID-19: It’s time to protect frontline workers
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that a lot of the people we pay the least are the ones we need the most. In…
Canada’s Colour Coded Income Inequality
Download 716.92 KB 26 pages This report uses 2016 Census data to compare work and income trends among racialized and non-racialized Canadians. Overall, the report finds…
Ontario fall update: Multi-year plan to squeeze public services continues
Government revenues are rising and the provincial deficit is melting away, but Ontario’s Finance Minister is sticking to his multi-year plan for significant cuts to…
Should there be a wealth tax on the very rich?
In 2019, Canada is richer than ever before. Our total economic activity per person — what economists call “real GDP per capita” — is at…
Service cuts funding tax cuts, not deficit reduction, FAO report indicates
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Ontario budget funding shortfall starts out bad—and gets worse fast
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Back-of-the-napkin budgeting ends April 11
By Sheila Block and Randy Robinson During last year’s election campaign, Ontario voters didn’t get many details about Doug Ford’s plans for the province. The…
Ontario Has Options
Alternative fiscal paths for the 2019 budget Download 538.93 KB 19 pages The Progressive Conservatives are using financial fearmongering as a cover for cutting funding…
A New Revenue Tool
The case for a Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area sales tax Download 282.45 KB8 pages This paper looks at how much revenue could be raised…
The State of Ontario’s Finances
Cutting through the fog ahead of the 2019 budget Download 342.09 KB12 pages In advance of the Ford government’s first Ontario budget, this report examines…
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