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Boosting minimum wages, boosting the economy from the bottom up
Across the nation, talk of minimum wages and their impact is always the stuff of vigorous debate. This Sunday it was the focus of CBC…
Basic Income
Rethinking Social Policy Download 450.69 KB 62 pages This compendium offers a wide range of considerations that any government or policy maker attempting to embed…
Ontario minimum wage goes up by 15 cents: shopping spree?
On October 1, the 800,000+ workers who earn the minimum wage in Ontario will get a raise, but don’t celebrate too quickly: it’s going up by…
Cap and trade’s potential impact on Ontario jobs
This spring the Ontario Government introduced legislation that lays the groundwork for a greenhouse gas cap and trade system and is the legislative basis for Ontario joining…
Toronto city budget cuts: Out of the mouths of babes?
Austerity is a hard mouthful to swallow. And it might be getting harder for some low-income children in Toronto.
Nobody’s Business
Airbnb in Toronto Download 986.34 KB24 pages “Sharing economy” giants such as Airbnb — a multinational online short-term rental “home sharing” platform — have grown…
“Commercial” hosts raking in big share of Toronto Airbnb revenue
TORONTO – It’s supposed to be a “home sharing” platform, but a small percentage of hosts account for just under half of all Toronto Airbnb…
Nobody’s Business: Airbnb in Toronto
It’s supposed to be a “home sharing” platform, but a small percentage of hosts account for just under half of all Toronto Airbnb revenue, according…
The case for raising property taxes in Ottawa
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Pressing the reset button: A progressive vision for Ontario
The Ontario government has prorogued the provincial legislature, returning September 12 with a new throne speech.
Ontario payday loan reforms: a drop in the bucket
The Ontario government has announced some modest reforms to lower the outrageous interest rates charged to customers of payday loan companies.
OnPolicy Crossword Answers
In our latest issue of OnPolicy, we included a crossword puzzle on the theme of Ontario’s working poor. Get the answers here! Attachments CCPA ON…
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