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Ontario must get past the “d” word and deliver on investments to boost economy
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—During this economic downturn, Ontario could tolerate a deficit in its normal operations of up to $3 billion and provide…
A Living Wage for Toronto
Download 345.87 KB 28 pages Attachments A Living Wage for Toronto (Summary)
GTA working poor need pay hike: Study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – In Canada’s most expensive urban area, Ontario’s minimum wage falls far short of what families need…
From P3s to AFPs
New Branding but Same Bad Deal Download 257.48 KB8 pages
Ontario plan for building hospitals could be pricey: Study
Government cost savings estimates overstated READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Ontario taxpayers could be saddled with $585 million in higher costs due to…
The ‘Last Recession Spook’
A Very Curable Disease Download 132.15 KB5 pages Toronto-based social policy analyst John Stapleton teaches us a valuable history lesson with his new piece The…
Ontario Budget 2008
The Last of the Easy Budgets Download 80.07 KB2 pages
Ontario owes women workers $78.1 million in pay
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Twenty years after Ontario introduced pay equity, a new study finds the practice is dying on the vine – starving…
Putting Fairness Back Into Women’s Pay
The Case for Pay Equity in Ontario Download 307.89 KB 5 pages
Ontario Pre-Budget Fiscal Update
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