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Fast Facts: Critics Wrong – Economy Strong
Although the 137-page fiscal update is much shorter in detail than a full budget would be, there are enough broad strokes to give us a…
How low for how long? The fall (and rise?) of the Loonie
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BC Commentary: A review of provincial social, economic and environmental trends
Winter 2016, Volume 19, Number 1 Download 1.68 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Why corporate power is a problem at the climate crossroads, by Shannon…
Staying Power
CEO Pay in Canada Download 832.08 KB22 pages This report looks at the 2008-2014 compensation levels for Canada’s highest paid 100 CEOs and finds that…
Infographic: Power Lunch
By 12:18pm today, just as most Canadians are starting their lunch break on the first official work day of the year, Canada’s highest paid CEOs…
CEOs power lunch on average Canadian wage: study
TORONTO—On the first working day of the New Year, Canada’s highest paid 100 CEOs are seriously power lunching: by 12:18 pm today, their average pay…
The Political Economy of Culturally Appropriate Foods in Winnipeg
A Case of Refugee Path Immigrants (RPI’s) Download 1 MB 52 pages Culture, acquired taste and past experience shape people’s food preferences (Adekunle et.al, 2010,…
State of the Inner City Report 2015
Drawing on our strengths Download 1.57 MB76 pages Poverty is deeply-rooted, spatially-concentrated, complex, often racialized, and not quickly solved. It damages, and in some cases…
Buying social: Same price, twice the value for communities
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Infographic: 5 lessons from Ontario’s first poverty reduction strategy
It’s been seven years since the Ontario government announced its commitment to reduce child poverty by 25 per cent between 2008 and 2013. But the…
Do corporate income tax rate cuts fuel growth, or just cash hoarding?
After a generation of comparatively high corporate income-tax (CIT) rates, Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives initiated a series of reforms in the late 1980s that were…
Do Corporate Income Tax Rate Reductions Accelerate Growth?
Download 829.39 KB 38 pages This study examines the relationship between the Canadian corporate income tax (CIT) regime and various dimensions of economic growth. The…
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