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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…
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…
Fast Facts: Manitoba was ahead of curve on modern fiscal policy
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Monday, November 23, 2015 Economists worldwide have undergone a sea change in attitudes in the last five years…
The Young and the Leveraged
Assessing the Impact of a Housing Market Correction on Canada’s Homeowners Download 546.8 KB 22 pages This study finds that young homeowners would be hardest…
Fast Facts: Canadian publishers in jeopardy
A 2015 EKOS Research study found most Canadians see books as having strong social benefits in terms of quality of life, social cohesion and economic…
Harper government’s policy response to financial crisis scrutinized in new book
OTTAWA—Today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released The Harper Record 2008-2015, a detailed account of the Conservative government’s economic, environmental, social, foreign policy and…
Taking credit where it’s not due
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The Social Determinants of Health in Manitoba
2nd Edition “This 2nd Edition of the Social Determinants of Health in Manitoba is a timely reminder that the health of people is determined more…
10 Reasons Stephen Harper should ignore his own economic advice
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is campaigning to “stay the course” on Canada’s economy. There are a lot of reasons why the PM should think again…
BC employment holds steady in August but anemic private sector hiring is a sign of economic weakness
Canada is officially in a recession and while BC is expected to sail through it relatively unscathed, the projected modest GDP growth performance does not seem to be translating…
Recession is just the tip of Canada’s economic iceberg
Year Real GDP Growth (strong growth >= 3%) 2012 1.0% 2013 2.7% 2014 2.5% 2015 (projected) 1.1% 2016 (projected) 2.3% David Macdonald is a Senior…
3 worrisome facts about Canada’s economy beyond the drop in GDP
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