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Federal economic and monetary updates demonstrate there’s lots of room to expand public services for working Canadians
After many years of “serial disappointment” and concerns about secular stagnation, Canada’s economy is finally growing at a solid pace, as Finance…
Fast Facts: Income Security to End Poverty in Manitoba
Income security programs in Manitoba and Canada are not keeping pace with the growing problem of poverty. Change is needed to ensure…
Skewed TD Bank assessment of $15 minimum wage relies on outdated analysis
Another week, another skewed economic assessment of Ontario’s move to a $15 per hour minimum wage.This time, it’s TD Bank making dire…
They huff and they puff: More overblown claims about a $15 minimum wage
Another week, another business lobby report that exaggerates the potential negative impact of Ontario’s plan to increase the minimum wage to $15…
Sense of the Census: Income, wage gaps, and poverty
New Census numbers released this week show that overall incomes have risen in the past ten years in Canada. This is excellent…
7 things the Census teaches us about income inequality
It has been years since Statistics Canada has been able to release Census data on income inequality in Canada but the numbers…
Addressing challenges facing British Columbians a strong start in new government’s first budget update
VICTORIA–BC’s new government has made a strong start in addressing crucial issues for British Columbians in its first budget update, which is…
Fast Facts: Giving Manitoba’s Working Families a Fair Shake:
The 2016-17 Living Wage Update Notwithstanding stable economic growth and consistently low unemployment, poverty remains a problem in Manitoba. In 2014, 11…
Halifax can be a living wage leader
Halifax City Council should heed their staff’s recommendation to “engage external stakeholders and conduct further investigation on whether or not to adopt…
Fast Facts: Proposed legislation a sentence of poverty for low income workers
Working should be a route out of poverty, but for some, low wages are a poverty trap. The current minimum wage is…
Income Assistance in Nova Scotia: From last resort to repairing the social safety net
While it is easy to get distracted by rhetoric during an election campaign, people want and need to understand how party platforms…
The politics of anti-poverty policies in Nova Scotia
The upcoming provincial election has thrust into the spotlight various debates about how to best address poverty in Nova Scotia: wage increases,…